Holy Scripture
Isaiah 57:18
A church father on this verse
“For such is the loving-kindness of God; he never turns his face away from a sincere repentance, but if any one has pushed on to the very extremity of wickedness and chooses to return afterwards toward the path of virtue, God accepts and welcomes and does everything so as to restore him to his former position.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18I have seen his ways, and healed him, and comforted him, and given him true comfort;
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In context
16I will not take vengeance on you forever, neither will I be always angry with you: for my Spirit shall go forth from me, and I have created all breath.
17On account of sin for a little while I grieved him, and smote him, and turned away my face from him; and he was grieved, and he went on sorrowful in his ways.
— Isaiah 57:18 —
19peace upon peace to them that are far off, and to them that are nigh: and the Lord has said, I will heal them.
20But the unrighteous shall be tossed as troubled waves, and shall not be able to rest.