Katie's prayer: Montrell Darrett's "Oh What a Friend"

You and I could recognize that we were all sinners saved by grace

So as I was driving home today, listening to KLove, the DJ mentioned a quote that caught my attention. (Sadly, I cannot find this quote anywhere, so this whole story may or may not be a hallucination.) I think it really caught my attention cause I misheard it first. The first time he read the quote I heard “If you know sin with sorrow, then you don’t know Christ.” “Silly Protestants” I thought. Then, thankfully, he repeated the quote again and I heard it correctly this time... “If you know sin WITHOUT sorrow, then you don’t know Christ.”

I’ve gotten better about liking going to Confession. But the one thing I have never been able to get used to is the examination of conscience. It always gets me so down. Tears and everything. That’s knowing sin with sorrow ... that’s knowing Christ. But as I was praying tonight, I realized something. Yes, during an examination of conscience, I know sin with sorrow, but what about when I’m actually committing the sin? What about when I have that moment right before when I can choose sin or choose good? What about that moment when my conscience hits me? Why is it only when I sit down right before going to Confession that I feel the sorrow of my sin? There’s something wrong with that.