I confess....more confession:
When Saint Patrick wrote out his epic-like confessions he determined within that he would not live a single day without agreeing with God about his own sin and his need for God's grace. Good focus.
You know what else? What about being naked? Think of confession as being naked before God. Keep that idea from before with Adam & Eve. They were naked before God until they sinned...then they wanted to cover up in front of God. When anything stands between lovers and their embrace, true intimacy is lost.
Union with Christ requires complete openness between the believer and Christ. Intimacy is born when all sins are confessed, and we stand "naked" in the presence of God. There, stripped of our pride and self-will, we are fully in His presence. Then we, like Adam and Eve before the Fall, walk with God. No...really walk with God. Nothing is hidden. All is openly declared. Nothing questionable casts its shadow on our relationship.
g-ram
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