Through the image of driving confidently in the wrong direction, repentance is shown as the choice to turn and reorient one’s life toward God’s kingdom. Jesus’ first public words call people not to comfort, but to change, because something holy is drawing near and what is broken cannot stay the same. Repentance is portrayed as a lifelong practice of truth-telling, learning, and accountability that protects the vulnerable and opens the way for healing and transformation in both personal and communal life.