Historical clue formulations

• Expresses sorrow for one's wrongdoing — 2021-12-28
• Embarks on a newly righteous path — 2021-11-27
• Seeks atonement, maybe — 2015-04-21
• Starts on a righteous path — 2014-06-14
• Follows a sidewalk preacher — 1997-09-07
• Turns over a new leaf — 1996-04-28
• Thinks better of — 1994-08-21