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Confession as a spiritual shower: cleansing despite repeated sins
The speaker answers the question of why go to confession if the same sins are confessed repeatedly and no progress is felt. He compares confession to a daily shower: people shower even though they will get dirty again because it maintains hygiene. Confession is a spiritual shower that keeps a person in a general state of cleanliness.
The goal is to be found clean when leaving this life. The speaker says that even if one has not moved an inch in spiritual struggles, continuing the process of cleansing is still worthwhile. He prays that the Lord will find him in a general state of cleanliness at death. He urges going to church and participating in the sacraments even while falling, trusting that God will help.
Key moments
- The question is asked: what is the point of confession if I always confess the same stuff and do not feel like I am making a difference?
- Even if you have not moved an inch in your spiritual struggles, that is okay because you are still there and still going through the process of cleansing yourself.
- Confession is like a shower, a spiritual shower.
- The point of showering every day is not that you stay clean forever; if you do not shower, you will smell.
- We shower daily to keep good hygiene, and the more you shower, the better hygiene you have and the more generally clean you are.
- The speaker prays that when it is his time to leave this life, the Lord will find him in a general state of cleanliness.
- That is why he goes to confession.
- Go to church, participate in the sacraments, even if you are falling; thank God, he is always going to help us.
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