"But there is more troubling you than the death of your wife," Priest pressed carefully. "Else why would you come to the house of the Lord to beg for forgiveness?"
That was the crucial part o it, of course, exactly what Lot thought he'd be getting out of it by coming here. In the world as it had been, so many fell by the wayside when things were going well, then came running back to God when matters were at their worst. He'd seen it a hundred times. Was Lot one of those fair-weather Christians?
"Look into your deepest heart, son, and tell me what else gives you pain."