Donnerstag Geständnis [I Confession]
Yesterday late afternoon, and the previous four Thursdays, late afternoon, I have been walking over to Saint Paul's to see Father Alexander and make my reconciliation confession to him, at his church house, to find a little peace from the tumult in my mind, in my soul.
I usually have lots to talk about with him, and with God, and he generally absolves me for the fruits of my weaknesses and I go about my penance with a good degree of cheer and happiness.
Unfortunately, each time I come it's with a sin repetition, I'm trying to be a better Christian but I have a particularly heavy cross to bear,and changing my life from what it has been to what it should be is a major struggle for me. Father knows this I feel because my penance is never over the top in any regard but it gives me a great deal of solace to carry it out.
He has loaned me several books to crowd out my reading, and on the recommendation of a person in SW I am now also reading Saint Francis de Sales work on the Devout Life. I have several books on the go including one by a nun named Phyllis Fisher. All are helping me to focus more on abstaining from sin, but it's by no means a perfect venture.
My weekly meetings with Father Alexander are a salve to my wounded self, and his words resonate with me when I have my quiet times in the woods.
I usually have lots to talk about with him, and with God, and he generally absolves me for the fruits of my weaknesses and I go about my penance with a good degree of cheer and happiness.
Unfortunately, each time I come it's with a sin repetition, I'm trying to be a better Christian but I have a particularly heavy cross to bear,and changing my life from what it has been to what it should be is a major struggle for me. Father knows this I feel because my penance is never over the top in any regard but it gives me a great deal of solace to carry it out.
He has loaned me several books to crowd out my reading, and on the recommendation of a person in SW I am now also reading Saint Francis de Sales work on the Devout Life. I have several books on the go including one by a nun named Phyllis Fisher. All are helping me to focus more on abstaining from sin, but it's by no means a perfect venture.
My weekly meetings with Father Alexander are a salve to my wounded self, and his words resonate with me when I have my quiet times in the woods.
