Often we are reluctant to go to confession because we think that all we are doing is telling our sins to the priest. This thought can make us fearful of confession, not wanting to reveal our sins to another human person.
However, in reality confession is about going to Jesus, who is truly present in the confessional.
St. Faustina had a private revelation in the 1930s in which Jesus spoke to her about what really goes on in the confessional.
This image of Jesus waiting for us in the confessional is the image we need to burn in our minds. When we approach the priest, we are in reality approaching Jesus, begging him to have mercy on our soul.
The good news is that Jesus is more than willing to lavish his mercy upon us and is ready to forgive our sins.
If you have trouble approaching the confessional, remember that it is not the priest you are going to, but Jesus Christ himself.
