At the end of the year, we typically plan for the upcoming year and reflect upon the past one. Naturally, it’s not unusual to experience regret at this time—to feel sorrow or disappointment over a sin, an honest mistake, or a missed opportunity. How does the gospel enable us to handle regret differently? How does it provide true healing of our regrets? The grace of God gives us a unique ability to embrace our flawed pasts and to be people with “a past.” Paul’s relationship with the Corinthian church gives us a model of how this is so.