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Terry_Fenwick
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GIFT OF CONFESSION - A SYMPHONY
Confession, Reconciliation or Penance - such beautiful words. I understand the Sacrament can be called by all three names but they all have a purpose within the Confession of the Catholic faithful. Everything has a purpose in the faith . . .everything is like music.
As a former Protestant Christian, who loved God - one who began each day with repentance - I was always walking, kneeling, confessing, talking with God and, as a believer, I was always calling out to God over and over and over. That calling out never ceased.
In all those many years, I never heard the words of Absolution which said, “You have told me and God has heard - I am now bringing you a message, I am now telling you for Him, for God Almighty, the Father, that He has forgiven you.” I heard the words of Absolution in my first confession, kneeling in a little brown booth, in total darkness, at age 70 in 2003. That is when I made my first confession before entering into full communion with the Catholic Church.
That was one of the most beautiful moments of my life. That is one of the most beautiful moments of the Confession in the Catholic faith. It may take a new Catholic to appreciate this wonderful thing called Absolution . . . which is followed, of course, by the prayer of Contrition. Confession is like a symphony. The Holy Spirit is the Conductor. You bring the drama of the music and God creates melody and harmony for the symphony when your dark and dramatic sins are turned to pure white forgiveness.
You have a witness, in your dear Priest - a witness to what you have told God, and God, the Father, who needs no witness, is again as Christ, the Son, who humbled Himself to come to us. God now humbles Himself to come to us again at the point of our confession of sin. He does just that . . . He comes to us again. God, as the One who gives and gives and gives and gives of Himself, has chosen, in His mercy, in this Sacrament of Confession, to have a witness speak His words of Absolution. GOD the Father, who needs no witness, brings a witness for you, so that you will always know and remember, that He, the Father, was really there. Amazing isn’t it?
It must be amazing to mouth the Words of God that offer such healing. What a joy for a priest to be allowed that great moment in a window of time, in a little brown box. How awesome it is that God, the Creator of the Universe, wants you to know His forgiveness in a way that you can never deny His forgiveness has happened. It is finished.
Listen to the music . . .
Terry
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Confession, Reconciliation or Penance - such beautiful words. I understand the Sacrament can be called by all three names but they all have a purpose within the Confession of the Catholic faithful. Everything has a purpose in the faith . . .everything is like music.
As a former Protestant Christian, who loved God - one who began each day with repentance - I was always walking, kneeling, confessing, talking with God and, as a believer, I was always calling out to God over and over and over. That calling out never ceased.
In all those many years, I never heard the words of Absolution which said, “You have told me and God has heard - I am now bringing you a message, I am now telling you for Him, for God Almighty, the Father, that He has forgiven you.” I heard the words of Absolution in my first confession, kneeling in a little brown booth, in total darkness, at age 70 in 2003. That is when I made my first confession before entering into full communion with the Catholic Church.
That was one of the most beautiful moments of my life. That is one of the most beautiful moments of the Confession in the Catholic faith. It may take a new Catholic to appreciate this wonderful thing called Absolution . . . which is followed, of course, by the prayer of Contrition. Confession is like a symphony. The Holy Spirit is the Conductor. You bring the drama of the music and God creates melody and harmony for the symphony when your dark and dramatic sins are turned to pure white forgiveness.
You have a witness, in your dear Priest - a witness to what you have told God, and God, the Father, who needs no witness, is again as Christ, the Son, who humbled Himself to come to us. God now humbles Himself to come to us again at the point of our confession of sin. He does just that . . . He comes to us again. God, as the One who gives and gives and gives and gives of Himself, has chosen, in His mercy, in this Sacrament of Confession, to have a witness speak His words of Absolution. GOD the Father, who needs no witness, brings a witness for you, so that you will always know and remember, that He, the Father, was really there. Amazing isn’t it?
It must be amazing to mouth the Words of God that offer such healing. What a joy for a priest to be allowed that great moment in a window of time, in a little brown box. How awesome it is that God, the Creator of the Universe, wants you to know His forgiveness in a way that you can never deny His forgiveness has happened. It is finished.
Listen to the music . . .
Terry
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