Why confession still matters, even if you’re not catholic! It just helps in being human at the end of the day! It creates an atmosphere for intimacy. I even find that prayer itself has to start with confession if it wants to end in communion! To confess is human.

“The upright person is their own accuser!” Great quote came across today. I’m learning to live this hourly in my life. Each of us are such broken expressions, let’s assume we need to confess! I’m probably wrong in areas I can’t even perceive, a confessional orientation teaches.

Everything begins with confession. I know the protestants don’t like confession, but the fact is we sin even in our dreams. Daniel’s prayer pattern was to confess, into thanks for forgiveness, into Praise. That’s still the pattern of daily practice. Jesus put this in the “Lord’s Prayer” so we wouldn’t miss it!

St John also taught us that those who think they haven’t sinned, do not yet know Him. AA, or anytime of true recovery restoration process, begins with i need help, i’ve messed up myself and others.

Confession puts us in an orientation to begin healing. I like this idea also of it is easier to start by judging your own house, than attacking other’s. If you want to make your own house whole, start with direct confession. Even to heal generational wounds, we have to begin with confessing the wrongs of our grandparents—we have to stand in their place and be little priest.

But on a practical daily level, none of us is yet perfect, so we probably messed up even if just in our thoughts. Confess, be thankful for forgiveness and enter into Praise. Old patterns of truthful living.

Forgiveness is still the healing balm, the heart of healing really, and it begins with simple confession. I’ve not done a single counseling session without that being true. We can’t heal, if we don’t confess, and forgive ourselves and others. Just a basic thought today.

“The upright person is their own accuser!” Nice. Start with ourselves! I assume i have not done you right fully, or not even treated myself as God would. I ask to be convicted of my own wrong doing. This is the way to begin to be occupied and therefore able to occupy others in LOVE! Confession is the opening key towards the endless room of Love!

Also assuming you need to confess works in marriage and relationships as well, if you haven’t tried it! I know confession is old school, but it’s still a daily practice worth considering! Plus, we are living in such a defensive culture (everyone defending their own actions constantly), why not move in the opposite manner or spirit! A confessional attitude is certainly the opposite of the spirit of these times!