The Power Of Confession

 "Blessed is the one whose sin is forgiven,

whose iniquity is wiped away.

Blessed are those in whom YAHWEH sees no guilt

and in whose spirit is found no deceit.

Then I made known to YOU my sin

and uncovered before YOU my fault,

saying to myself,

'To YAHWEH I will now confess my wrong.'

And YOU, YOU forgave my sin;

YOU removed my guilt.

Rejoice in YAHWEH, and be glad,

you who are upright;

sing and shout for joy,

you who are clean of heart."

- Psalm 32:1-2. 5. 11

(In Christian language, sin signifies that we committed a wrong, not necessarily with a law, but toward someone we love.  Our well being, in the truest meaning of the word, depends on the quality of our relationship with GOD.  What sin has destroyed will only be restored by trust in GOD, who pardons the humble and the repentant.

The psalmist reminds us of the power of confession.  It converts a guilty sinner into a pure and wholesome child of GOD.  JESUS died for the forgiveness of our sins and by HIS blood we are saved.  At the Eucharist, we acknowledge and confess our sins and in the sacrament, we confess individually and privately to convert ourselves into better human beings, to enable us to enter the GOD's kingdom.

This psalm is for those who can say truly: "I confess to GOD...")

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