A thought on confession

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I went to confession this evening, squeezed in a necessary visit in amongst the bonkers busyness of life, and as always, I was glad I did.
It occurred to me, as I waited for the bus home, what a profound thing it is to confess sins in this manner. We spend our lives trying to present the very best version of ourselves to others, and here we are in the confessional, saying out loud to someone we usually respect enormously, all the things we would rather hive away and pretend never happened.
But honestly, hearing the priest’s kind words, and receiving absolution is just the most astonishing, freeing vindication of this idea - a tangible reminder that God, who is infinitely admirable, hears our confession and receives us with kindness.
 
Blessed be God forever, true joy can be found in the confessional, I’d totally agree JoyToTheWhirled! I am certain I could not have the graces to stay away from sin without the confessional!

This is only a taste of what’s to come once we realize the infinite mercy of God.

Think of it, at the final judgement, when our scrolls are opened (figuratively), all of our sins, personal and otherwise, their effects on ourselves and how our personal sins affected others and effected other sins and repercussions. Opened for everyone in Heaven to witness to all of our most grievous faults. So, how are we to handle this? Each and every soul in heaven, witnessing the final judgement, will come to the full realization of God’s Infinite Mercy and how we accept his love by accepting His forgiveness of our most serious faults. We’ll all be happy for each other that we’ve all received the graces and have an opportunity to have an everlasting life with God
 
Is their anything better than being absolved of our confessed sins? What a feeling!
 
In a real sense, it keeps us honest about ourselves, doesn’t it?
 
Very much so! I faced down the temptation to not mention something which I was hugely ashamed of - and the temptation to leave something out which I had left out of a previous confession because I wasn’t sure about it being necessary. I just thought “Get rid of all of it! Why are you holding on to this?!”
 
You are so very right on this. When I converted, I thought well, I won’t go to confession very often, just the minimum requirements. Then I went to my first confession - I didn’t realize how freeing it would be. I had things written down so I would remember, then tore it up after confession. Gone, just like my sins.
 
The psychological healing of it as well… to open up the deepest darkest parts of our souls to a cleansing power outside of ourselves, with no possibility of recourse…
 
This post, and your first post in this thread…it’s something that, unless a person experiences it, is so hard to describe. The sense of purification, relief, and love of God one gets after making a good confession is almost indescribable.
 
I agree. It is the most humble act of love to God. Despite of the sins we’ve committed, still we need God and His endless love and mercy. And in return, we receive His overflowing grace. 😇
 
After confessing mortal sin and being absolved, the realization of God’s mercy often hits me like a rock. Like, one moment I’m in mortal sin, and BAM! the next I’m restored. Just like that. Such is the mercy of God.

And then I realize that this “just like that” came at a very great price. Helps me in my resolve to not sin again.
 
I always have such a good feeling too, however, part of it is relief that it is over!
 
When we say these things, be careful to add that not everyone has “feelings” after Confession. Some people fell nothing and that does not impact the validity of the Confession in any way.

Great that you have these consolations! Not all of us get them.
 
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