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First confession after 36 years: 'like being reborn'
What the video says
The speaker describes going to confession for the first time in 36 years of life as an Orthodox Christian. He explains that speaking everything out with a priest guiding the process and receiving the prayer of absolution feels like being reborn. Under the priest's epitrachelion while the prayer is read, he felt like crying and a weight leaving his body, and a smile returned.
The whole day afterward felt beautiful, and he observed every thought so as not to pollute his soul again. He says confessing often gives more strength to fight falling into the same sins again. Having tried psychologists, coaching, and hypnotherapy, he says nothing compares to how he feels today, and he urges viewers who have not confessed to do it.
Key moments
- The speaker confessed for the first time in 36 years and calls it one of the biggest things an Orthodox Christian can do.
- He describes the feeling of saying everything, being guided by a priest, and receiving the prayer of absolution as feeling like being reborn.
- Under the priest's epitrachelion while the prayer is read, he felt like crying and a weight coming out of his body, and a smile returned.
- The whole day afterward felt beautiful, and he observed every little detail and thought because he did not want to pollute his soul again.
- He notes he will still sin, but the more often you confess, the more strength you get to fight the same sins.
- He says he has done sessions with psychologists, coaching, and hypnotherapy, but nothing compares to how he feels today.
- He urges viewers who have not confessed to do it and not to waste time as he did.
The speaker, an Orthodox Christian, describes going to confession for the first time in 36 years of life. He explains that speaking everything out, with a priest guiding the process and then reading the prayer of absolution, felt like being reborn. While he stood under the priest's epitrachelion and the prayer was read, he felt like crying, felt a weight leaving his body, and noticed a smile returning to his face.
The whole day afterward felt beautiful. He says he watched every thought and detail that day because he did not want to pollute his soul again. He acknowledges that he will still sin, but argues that the more often a person confesses, the more strength he receives to fight falling into the same sins. The speaker compares the experience with other help he has tried: sessions with psychologists, coaching, and hypnotherapy.
In his words, nothing compares to how he feels today. He closes by urging viewers who have not confessed to do it and not to waste time as he did. The account stays personal throughout: it is a description of one confession, the physical and emotional sensations during the prayer of absolution, the changed state of mind in the hours that followed, and the resolution to guard his thoughts and return to confession regularly.
Main points
- The speaker confessed for the first time in 36 years and calls it one of the biggest things an Orthodox Christian can do.
- Saying everything with a priest guiding the process and receiving the prayer of absolution felt like being reborn.
- Under the epitrachelion he felt like crying, felt a weight leaving his body, and a smile returned.
- The day afterward felt beautiful, and he watched every thought so as not to pollute his soul again.
- Having tried psychologists, coaching, and hypnotherapy, he says nothing compares to how he feels today, and he urges others to confess.