We do not confess our sins directly to God, we confess them to a priest.
And the more we confess, the faster we progress!
So what actually happens during confession?
The confessional is a place where there can be no pride, pride is the deadliest
obstacle to God. We feel humiliated admitting to the priest with actual words
what we have done that hurts Jesus. The fact that we have to use many words and
explain the what and the how, brings it into the light. When we speak, it "goes out" of us.
The feelings attached to it might not go away straight away, but in reality we are
lighter, it is a form of exorcism that is taking place.
And only the priest can give us absolution, forgiveness; the priest speaks the words,
but it is Jesus that is forgiving. It brings spiritual healing.
And it brings us closer to God; we become more aware of our thoughts, words,
attitudes and actions, we grow in understanding of the faith.
And with a bit of time the feelings heals too.
In our society so many people have recourse to counselors and psychologists;
if they knew the value of confession, they would go there instead and the psychotherapists
would be out of work.
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