Katie's prayer: Rich Mullins' "Alrightokuhhuhamen"

You can argue with your Maker

But you know you just can't win

Alright ok uh huh amen.

Back in mid-September I felt a tiny twinge to go to Confession. I'm very sad to report, I didn't actually go to Confession after that post. I continued to make excuses. Then NCYC was nearing and I said I'd go then. Things were kinda busy that weekend, and I never made it. I continued to make more and more excuses. Since NCYC I was pushed more and more and more. More than once in the past few weeks, that's even been the first prayer that came to my mind after praying some of the songs. But I pushed that aside and tried to come up with another thing to pray about.

Yesterday was the WORST day for being pushed. Father's homily was on going to Confession. Holy Trinity had a penance service that afternoon. After sitting through this year's Confirmation class (where they talked briefly on Confession) I went to St. Therese. Where the first half of the night was watching a movie (modern day prodigal son story) small group questions, then walking across the parking lot to the Church where they were having their own penance service. I finally just had to break down! Alright! Ok! I'll go! You know, it wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. I got a priest who could actually empathize with my sins, and gave some wonderful great advice and a different penance than is normally given (pray the Hail Mary 10 times... no offense to Mary, but I'm tired of praying the Hail Mary for my penance, I want something more meaningful). I hope next time, God won't have to push me so much before I decide to go to Confession.