Boo-Boos

Las night I was at my monthly meeting, and the topic was confession. For me confession is a strong word because means that I need to reveal all the things that I know I have been doing wrong, and that I need to receives forgiveness for it. Confession, as catholic for me (in my opinion) means that I have to visit a priest, and tell him my sins. Then I should be able to receive through him the forgiveness from God. I am not 100% sure that what I just write is correct; I have to clarify that again. The topic for me is an interesting one because is a challenge topic for me, which I am in the searching for better understanding.

What I do know and I am sure is that confession is equal to healing. Think about this example; you are at work and your kids need pencil and copy paper for their school, you take some from work to give it to them. You think, nobody at work will not notice that I took it, and by sides they have plenty money to buy more, and I work very hard there. I deserve to take it. You start thinking about it after a couple of days, and you recognize that what you did is stealing from your company. Another example, you lie to your couple, you lie to your boss, you neglect your kids, you miss-treat a coworker, family member, friends and you can add to this the ones that you and me know we truly do, and we kept this in our hearts and heads, we keep filling up all this sins that make us feel wrong, but we don’t tell we don’t talk about it, we are even ashamed of them. How do you think you will be feeling in 30 days doing this all the time without confessing?

From simple actions like taking a pencil from work on purpose to bigger ones like cheating to our spouse, are actions that need to be confess. Maybe you do not feel right going to a priest and confess because you are not catholic or you just don’t like the idea, but you need to take it out in some way. I got the right answer, talking with God. Truly talking with Him, from the bottom of our hearts so we can have peace and be able to heal. When we feel inadequate or guilty, that feelings grow inside or us, and as this feelings grow other physical feelings grow too. Headache, stomach pain, stress, and blood pressure, just to mention a few. Other feelings like low self-stem, anxiety, depression can arrive with too.

In other words if we have a boo-boo we need to put some triple antibiotic and a band aid to avoid infections that can turn in bigger complication, we need to take care of the boo-boo until heals. Confession is the triple antibiotic and the band-aid for ours boo-boos, our sins, to be able to heal.

 James 5:16-18

¹⁶Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availed much. ¹⁷Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are. And he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not on the earth for the space of three years and six months. ¹⁸And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth brought forth her fruit.

Big Hug,

MRM