Last night I went to a penance service to prepare for Holy Week. I hadn't been to confession in a few years. It usually surprises me how small the penance is for all the tons of stuff I've done wrong, but last night was especially striking. Have you ever had a penance that was so small that you wanted to ask for seconds? But that isn't how forgiveness works. The penance doesn't need to somehow outweigh or even balance all the sin. It's just funny how as a human I viewed the whole confession process last night as somewhat anticlimactic. I am so glad that I went. It's kind of like a really great workout--- I dread it and dread it and dread it, and then after it's done, I feel so great! Kinda the opposite of eating a giant meal of fast food... I look forward to it, and look forward to it, and then when it's done, I feel so yucky. Why??? Human nature is so weird! :)
In other news, looking forward to a good weekend with some girlfriends in addition to my usual weekend hanging-out activities. I'm starting to think more about how much life will change in a couple months. It's kind of surreal. I am so thankful to be so blessed with great friends, family, a great job, good health... I hope I can always appreciate it, even when things aren't going as well as they are now.
Well, better get my nose back to the grindstone. TGIF everyone!
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