Burned my sins.

[ConvertHereYay]

Just wanted to share.

I’m a 25 year old male. I became Catholic shortly before begining undergraduate university(USA system). I was away from the Church for out three years until shortly before Easter 2010. I made a general confession then of about three years of sins. Later I realized I was hiding something in my life. I don’t know when I became culpable for it, so I secided to make a general confession of EVERYTHING. My appointment lasted about 1.5 hours. Almost like the movie Amadeus (Priest talking to composer that supposedly killed Mozart)
I probably went into too much detail.

It was a nice day out today. I burned it a newspaper just to make it more of a fire. It was all reduced to ash. It was in a metal bucket. I watered it down and poured it over the grass in the backyard. It’s nothing now.

My sins were enormous: drugs, theft, lies to get money, lies to parents, sexual, etc, etc etc.

It’s amazing God can be so merciful.

The Confession a few days ago. Today feels like the first day of the rest of my life.

Thank you for those that prayed for me:
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=464713&highlight=RUINED

 

[rmbrulotte]

WOW! I haven’t read the previous thread at all yet, but I wanted to say “good for you!”

There must be magnificent peace in your soul. God is so good. He calls us to Himself and rejoices when we return, despite our failings, sins, and shortcomings.

 

[roveau]

Congratulations. It’s not any easy thing to do. I had a rather long Confession myself after a very long, mostly Godless, absence from the Church. I know how you must feel. That was a year ago and I’ve never looked back.

 

[AlanFromWichita]

Convert, welcome!

You are right about the mercy of the Lord, and if you think you had a lot to confess, then just remember:

Which of them will love him more?" Simon said in reply, “The one, I suppose, whose larger debt was forgiven.” He said to him, “You have judged rightly.” - Luke 7, 42b-43


Alan

 

[houston1]

Just wanted to share.

I’m a 25 year old male. I became Catholic shortly before begining undergraduate university(USA system). I was away from the Church for out three years until shortly before Easter 2010. I made a general confession then of about three years of sins. Later I realized I was hiding something in my life. I don’t know when I became culpable for it, so I secided to make a general confession of EVERYTHING. My appointment lasted about 1.5 hours. Almost like the movie Amadeus (Priest talking to composer that supposedly killed Mozart)
I probably went into too much detail.

It was a nice day out today. I burned it a newspaper just to make it more of a fire. It was all reduced to ash. It was in a metal bucket. I watered it down and poured it over the grass in the backyard. It’s nothing now.

My sins were enormous: drugs, theft, lies to get money, lies to parents, sexual, etc, etc etc.

It’s amazing God can be so merciful.

The Confession a few days ago. Today feels like the first day of the rest of my life.

Thank you for those that prayed for me:
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=464713&highlight=RUINED

I love hearing your story! Praise be to God! I will pray that you will continue your resistance to sin!

 

[Catholic1954]

Sin ruined your life, the Divine Mercy restored it. Cool!

 

[puzzleannie]

God bless you, your story helps whoever comes here on the brink of confession overcome their fears and jump into the ocean of Mercy