Reconciliation

Reconciliation:
The bell had just rang, and students fled to line up outside their classroom. As we began to walk to the church, I thought about what we had been talking about during class. Reconciliation is one of the seven sacraments in the church, celebrated by the apostles of Jesus. We also celebrate God's gift to help our sins to be forgiven. Reconciliation is also known as penance or confession. It is a time for us to openly share our sins and seek forgiveness for them. We see Reconciliation as a free gift from God, not using it would be like not unwrapping a birthday present. We should take this opportunity to reconcile and grow closer to God. All the ideas of our religious education lesson flew into my head all at once. Before I knew it, I was standing in the church along with the senior syndicate singing to the opening songs. During the reconciliation mass we opened God's free gift to his apostles and received forgiveness for our sins.