The bible reminds us over and over again that we must repent, but what is that we must repent from? We must repent from living un-productive lives. It is not enough to avoid committing any sin, which is the least we can do, but we must live productive lives. It is not enough for the fig tree to stand idle in the garden and enjoy the show, it must bear fruit. In our Christian journey our standard should not be "the minimum required," but "the maximum necessary." Conversion is one of the way we make our livers fruitful. Thomas Merton in one of his letters wrote: We are not converted once in our lives, but many times, and this endless series of big and small conversions leads to transformation.