"Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel"
Becoming aware of our sins is a big part of Lent. None of us are perfect, I can absolutely attest to that about myself. We do not reflect on our sins to feel like failures and to see how bad we’ve screwed up. On the contrary, we look at our sins during Lent to move forward: to honestly evaluate where we are in our lives on every level.
During these forty days, look at the sin in your life but please please please do not stop there! Seek forgiveness from God (perhaps get some pardon and peace from the sacrament of confession), forgiveness from others who you’ve wrong and forgiveness from yourself- often the hardest to achieve. And then strive to be better and to grow from your sins, to not fall back into those same patterns.
Here’s hoping you have a Lent full of forgiveness that you both give and receive.
-Lauren ‘13
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