Reconciliation

Why do we wash the dishes, or why do we wash our clothes? Why do we take a shower or a bath? Because those things, or us are dirty, right? In our daily lives, we try to keep the outside clean, but what about the inside (our sins), that gets dirty for living in the world. Reconciliation is a cleansing of the inside of our soul. God is the only one able to scrub the inside clean, with forgiveness. After a true heartfelt confession, have you ever felt at peace? Have you felt like the weight has been taken off your shoulders? That is the power of Christ, and the gift grace of the sacrament. The priest is in the person of Christ, just like at the consecration of bread and wine at the altar. It is Christ who absolves our sins and cleanses our soul, to make us clean inside and out. Have you cleaned your inside lately? How did it make you feel?