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<blockquote data-quote="Lily" data-source="post: 525531" data-attributes="member: 1283">The first time I practiced confession, I was a young adult in my mid 20's.&nbsp; It was at a Catholic retreat as part of the RCIA.&nbsp; No confessional either.&nbsp; I had to look the priest in the eye.&nbsp; I looked at him in the eyes and told him I didn't know where to start.He said &quot;A lot of people that go through this conversion into the Church confess to something like 'Forgive me father for I have sinned.&nbsp; I have lived my life as if I didn't need you in my life.&quot;It made sense to me at the time because it was true that I had lived my life not trying to know God.&nbsp; After I confessed, he smiled very kindly and said &quot;There are people that come to Mass every Sunday that do the same. They live without God in their life, but they're in Mass every Sunday.&nbsp; It's not about coming to Mass, it's about reaching to God at every turn and and in your daily life.&quot;I looked up at him, I had been feeling very guilty, and he lifted me up with that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lily, post: 525531, member: 1283"] The first time I practiced confession, I was a young adult in my mid 20's. It was at a Catholic retreat as part of the RCIA. No confessional either. I had to look the priest in the eye. I looked at him in the eyes and told him I didn't know where to start. He said "A lot of people that go through this conversion into the Church confess to something like 'Forgive me father for I have sinned. I have lived my life as if I didn't need you in my life." It made sense to me at the time because it was true that I had lived my life not trying to know God. After I confessed, he smiled very kindly and said "There are people that come to Mass every Sunday that do the same. They live without God in their life, but they're in Mass every Sunday. It's not about coming to Mass, it's about reaching to God at every turn and and in your daily life." I looked up at him, I had been feeling very guilty, and he lifted me up with that. [/QUOTE]

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