Preparation

What demonstrates love more effectively than forgiveness? True forgiveness is when all memory of the offense is forgotten and the relationship begins anew with no ties to that injury of the past. Sounds almost too good to be true doesn't it? Yet that very same forgiveness is available to us every day by just walking into church and embracing the sacrament of Reconcilliation. Jesus demonstrated his knowledge of us when he gave us this gift of healing, as it addresses each of our needs as we seek to be reconciled to God. We approach humbly, we hear our own voices speak our sins, we hear the guidance of the priest and finally we hear the words of absolution. Praise God for this opportunity to heal and strengthen our wounded hearts. May we, as we prepare for the birth of our beloved Savior, avail ourselves of this sacrament of spiritual healing and rebirth. May we welcome Him with pure hearts and soaring spirits freed from the weight of our sins and joyfully proclaim his arrival as God incarnate.