Men
and women through the
ages have also spoken
of a reorientation
of one's life in which, at least partially, anxiety
and internal conflict can be replaced by an inner unity
and sense
of direction; self - defensiveness
and pretense by the
ability to look at oneself honestly; self - centeredness
and alienation from other people by a new capacity for genuine concern;
and guilt
and insecurity by a sense
of God's forgiveness
and acceptance.