Why I love going to Confession
I personally love love love confession. I am so thankful to Jesus for instituting this sacrament because I hate having an unclean soul, I can't concentrate on anything knowing that there is something keeping me away from Jesus when I have sinned I feel so terrible about myself and I NEED to be back into the loving arms of my father. I am well aware that God does not stop loving you when you sin but I can't seem to love myself as much knowing what I have done to offend God. Because of this reason I like to go to confession quite often. My best friend on the other hand says she likes to have an accumulation of sins to confess. I don't think that what she does is wrong, I mean the church says we only need to go once a year, But for me, I just can't!
I know not everyone understands confession, I have had some of my Christian friends ask me about it, because they all confess their sins to Jesus himself. If any of you guys are a bit confused about it as well just look up John 20:21-22. This verse says "Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.' And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." In this verse Jesus institutes the sacrament of confession. Jesus gave us this wonderful sacrament for a reason, so why not take advantage of it!
Today was THE confession day at my parish. The day where about 10 priests from around our diocese come and confess whoever needs to go to confession. This occurs because there will not be any confessions available until after easter. I could not wait that long to go to confession so I had to go today. When I was at home about half an hour before I was going to leave a wave of laziness came across me. I found myself thinking, "Is it really necessary for me to go to confession? I'm really tired. Shouldn't I stay home to study for my math test tomorrow?" I quickly realized that these thoughts were being fed to me by the enemy. Satan does not want us to be in union with God. He hates us and God. This is when i knew it was necessary for me to go to confession. After waiting in line for about 40 min (with some incredibly kind people allowing me to go before them) I was able to go to confession! When I was done confessing and the priest was praying over me, I began to feel the holy spirit coming over me and an overwhelming joy consumed me. I love knowing that I am pure of soul, and I am reconciled with God, I love being joyful and full of Grace. I really encourage all of you to take advantage of this amazing sacrament.
I know not everyone understands confession, I have had some of my Christian friends ask me about it, because they all confess their sins to Jesus himself. If any of you guys are a bit confused about it as well just look up John 20:21-22. This verse says "Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.' And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." In this verse Jesus institutes the sacrament of confession. Jesus gave us this wonderful sacrament for a reason, so why not take advantage of it!
Today was THE confession day at my parish. The day where about 10 priests from around our diocese come and confess whoever needs to go to confession. This occurs because there will not be any confessions available until after easter. I could not wait that long to go to confession so I had to go today. When I was at home about half an hour before I was going to leave a wave of laziness came across me. I found myself thinking, "Is it really necessary for me to go to confession? I'm really tired. Shouldn't I stay home to study for my math test tomorrow?" I quickly realized that these thoughts were being fed to me by the enemy. Satan does not want us to be in union with God. He hates us and God. This is when i knew it was necessary for me to go to confession. After waiting in line for about 40 min (with some incredibly kind people allowing me to go before them) I was able to go to confession! When I was done confessing and the priest was praying over me, I began to feel the holy spirit coming over me and an overwhelming joy consumed me. I love knowing that I am pure of soul, and I am reconciled with God, I love being joyful and full of Grace. I really encourage all of you to take advantage of this amazing sacrament.
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