Feeling Clean

Guest post by Mr. Joe Sales

I would like to take some time and discuss the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I remember once when I was in high school, I went to a youth retreat called Youth 2000. At this retreat, there was priest who spoke on the Sacrament of the Reconciliation. I remember how he mentioned how the Sacrament is like taking a shower and coming out clean. I remember his analogy took me a while to understand

I have been to the Sacrament of Reconciliation many times in my life so far. I am a human being and I will be the first to admit that I do sin. I won’t deny that. If I wasn’t a sinner, then I would be up in the ranks of God. However with that being said, I am not perfect.

John 3:17 (Douay Rheims version) says this “For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by him.”

This verse in my opinion is self-explanatory and it really fits with the Sacrament.

I went to the Sacrament of Reconciliation just recently because I had done some wrong things in my life and I wanted to make sure things were right with God and I. To be quite honest, I didn’t want to go. I know that may sound lame, but really it is how I felt. While sitting in the pew before going in to the Sacrament, I had felt like I was a student waiting outside the principal’s office. I remember my nerves were kind of shaky at the time.

I remember before I went in, I had prayed that I would be given some sense of being at ease so I can be upfront and honest with God. I came out of the room where the Sacrament was being held, and I truly felt clean. I immediately thought of how years ago I heard the analogy from the priest about how the Sacrament of Reconciliation was like taking a shower. You walk in dirty and come out clean.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is an important part of our journey as Roman Catholics. I know there are people out there who may hesitate to go to the Sacrament. My advice, please don’t hesitate because through this Sacrament, we are given two precious gifts. One being God’s love and the other being God’s forgiveness.

With Technology advancing, we have blackberries, iPhones, iPods, iPads, and other cool devices. If you have an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, I strongly encourage you to check out the app called Mea Culpa. It is an app that helps with examining one’s conscience and to prepare for this great Sacrament. For more info, please go to Mea Culpa App. There are other apps out there as well that help but please know that it is not to replace the Sacrament.

 


Joe Sales, is an Educational Assistant with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. He has a college diploma through the St Clair College’s Developmental Services Worker program at Thames Campus. He is also a loving husband, blogger, and loves to serve God through Word and Action. Joe was born and raised in Chatham Ontario, Canada. He currently resides in Waterloo Ontario with his wife. During his spare time, Joe is a strong advocate for people who have disabilities. Joe also speaks to groups and conferences across the province of Ontario and other locations as well. Joe’s faith as a Roman Catholic is very important to him. Joe also has a passion for technology and new media. If you would like to check out Joe’s blog, it can be found .

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