We don’t like even the thought of it, do we? Confession sounds so ancient, so archaic.

But, we hear David as he says he wasted away while keeping silent.

Are we all wasting away in our silence as we refuse to share with our family in Christ the struggles of our lives?

Jesus said that God wants us to worship in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). I took this growing up to be relating to “form” as in the right way to worship, but now I see that it is a matter of telling the truth. There is this thing about being in the light from John 3:18-21 that catches me, about how those who reject Jesus don’t want to come into the light because of potential exposure. Truth revealed. It sets us free according to John 8:32. So, then John restates his point a little more clearly in I John 1:5-10 and he really begins stepping on my toes. To be in the light in fellowship with each other and God we must confess, or should I just say tell the truth about our struggles, weaknesses, challenges, failings, in other words … sin. James even commands us to do it in chapter five of his letter.

So, who wants to get the ball rolling? Any volunteers?

Times up.

Blessings.