Called to Confess It All

I’ve been reading The Warning the past couple weeks. There’s a part in it where person after person shares these intense testimonies—visions they’ve had from Jesus or Mary. And almost all of them include this moment where they see every sin of their life and how it’s hurt others. Not just the sin, but the ripple effects. It absolutely wrecks them.

Many say if they hadn’t gone to confession, the sorrow would’ve been too much to bear.

They all end up making these deep, full confessions—remembering and repenting of every sin they can, often with a priest they trust. And not quickly either. These take time.

I haven’t had a vision. But just the thought of doing this—of honestly looking at every sin I’ve ever committed, and asking Jesus to show me what He sees—it’s already overwhelming. Gut-wrenching, actually.

But I feel like He’s calling me to do it anyway.

So I’m working on setting up a time with a priest I know and love. I’m not sure if I’ll write about the experience afterward. But for now, this is where Jesus has me: heading into confession with my whole heart open.