forgiceness - Pray Ntwk Archive - The Reimagine Network2024-03-29T12:05:35Zhttps://reimaginenetwork.ning.com/forum/topics1/feed/tag/forgicenessGuest Post: Strange Confessionhttps://reimaginenetwork.ning.com/forum/topics1/guest-post-strange-confession2022-07-02T21:00:44.000Z2022-07-02T21:00:44.000ZReimagine Curatorhttps://reimaginenetwork.ning.com/members/PrayerINC<div><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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<p>Guest Post: Strange Confession</p>
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<h2>Forgiveness for Strange Sins</h2>
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<p>I was part of an Anglican church for a few years. One of the most powerful times in the service was the corporate confession of sin. The priest would lead us in a prayer of repentance, ending with the words, “Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.”</p>
<p>The confession would mention things like not loving our neighbor as ourselves. But I’m now convinced it was not nearly specific enough. That was my realization after listening to a public confession in which a priest gets super detailed about the kinds of sins he suspects his congregation of committing. It starts out fairly normal, confessing things like entitlement and judgmentalism—but then things take a turn. The priest confesses “the theft of xerox copies for personal use” at work, cheating at golf tournaments by “not reporting strokes,” and for hoarding toilet paper during the pandemic.</p>
<p>I haven’t committed any of those sins, but I was just waiting for him to confess sharing Netflix passwords with friends and family.</p>
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<p>And then think of what strange sins you need to confess.</p>
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