Has anyone ever had a life changing experience in the confessional? Where you went in and came back out, never committing the sin you confessed (masturbation, porn, etc.)? I’m going to confession tonight and am really excited. Please share!
I love the healing of the Sacrament of Confession. Going regularly keeps me on the straight and narrow (do I want to confess THIS sin AGAIN already to my priest!!!..then why would I want to do it in front of God?)
I once had a priest say that he was going to make sacrifices for me, do penance for me! WOW!! That really hit home and reminded me of the sacrifice and pain Jesus went through for me. That one knocked me out almost more than anything.
Recently, I’ve had two amazing moments in Confession.
- I had just ‘randomly’ read the Bible (open and read) on a Monday. The facing page was a glossy that told me about why the Bible has 73 books, as opposed to 66…I was then asked for details of that less than an hour later by an acquaintance. So I thought I was meant to read the facing page. I went to Confession the following Wednesday, and the priest read Scripture to me, that exact Scripture that I had just read!! And I don’t read as much of the Bible as I should, so it’s pretty amazing that the very verses I’d just read, were read to me.
- I had prayed for help with something specific one afternoon. I ‘felt’ an answer on my heart. In Confession that very evening with that sin, the priest used the same phrase/wording that I received that afternoon. I got tears.
Another time, I went to Confession, and the priest, who didn’t know who I was,and behind the screen, actually gave me words of consolation for grief, not knowing I was in mourning for my uncle (I gave no indication), whose funeral service was going on at that moment across the country…and it was the day for St. Francis Xavier, a great Catholic missionary, who baptized thousands…and my uncle was a great Christian missionary, who baptized, maybe thousands…and both had been in Africa during their missions. God blessed me in so many ways that day.
So I would say I’ve had some profound experiences in Confession. GOD is so GOOD! Jesus Christ, I trust in you!
