Clean Inside and Out

What would happen when we wash the dishes if we only washed the outside of the cup or glass and only rinsed the inside of the cup? Over time it would get gross, and we would not drink from it. When we take a bath or shower, we feel clean, the outside gets clean, but did the inside get clean? Our lives are like the inside of the cup or glass that only gets rinsed from the grime of life, the outside is cleaned, but what about the inside? Reconciliation is the sacrament or the gift Jesus gives us to clean the inside of our soul, it is the soap and water that cleans us on the inside to keep the soul clean and bright as it was at baptism, like the white garment we receive at baptism. It is a sacrament of healing and forgiveness that Jesus gave to those around him when he walked in the world, and it is available to us today, so that at the hour that Jesus comes to us that white garment is clean and bright. It heals us from the inside and puts us back on track with God the Father. Are you clean inside and out?