The Confession of Mistakes

James tells us to confess our faults. This thought suggests one of the great psychological truths of the inner nature. Psychoanalysis, -- which is the analysis of the soul or subjective mind, -- is a scientific method for the erasure of false beliefs. It is often forgiveness of sins done in a scientific manner.

Our minds are burdened with many things. Often our religions, which should automatically balance our mentalities, suppress them, and create morbidness on the subjective side of thought. This happens when we feel condemned for our mistakes. The Bible tells us that God will blot out these mistakes and remember them no more against us forever. This is complete removal and erasure of all mistakes. How could it be different? God is of

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pure eye and perfect mind; He is perfect Spirit. When we enter this Spirit and bare our souls to Its great light we loose our troubles and are healed.

The confession of sins, or mistakes, helps us to let go of troubles and to feel that the universe holds nothing against us. Sin means making a mistake, and while we continue to make them we continue to perpetuate their dire results. We should come daily to the Spirit of Goodness for a complete washing away of all mistakes, fears, and troubles.

The man who feels that his mistakes can be blotted out is in a better psychological position than the one who thinks God will not forgive. We should learn to let go of our mistakes and remember them no longer against ourselves. Nothing is gained by holding to past errors. The best thing to do is to let go of and forget them altogether.

It is scientific to consciously let go all our troubles, it is most unwise to hold them. Some will say it is right that we should suffer for our past errors. It is right that we should suffer; we already have done so and will continue to do so until we pay the last farthing. But the last farthing is paid when we let go and trust in the law of Good.

It is impossible for a sane person to believe that God delights in condemning or damning anyone. God is natural goodness and eternal Loving-kindness and holds nothing against anyone.

We suffer so long as we make mistakes. We are healed when we come to the Spirit for that cleansing which takes away the mistakes of the world, converting them into

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great lessons, ever pointing the way to Truth and beauty; to life, health, happiness and success.

It is scientific for one to consciously let go of his troubles and errors, feeling that they no longer affect him.

He has learned the lesson that false ideas do not pay and is willing and glad to turn from all that hurts to the Great Light. And the Spirit, because of its nature of Wholeness, is ever ready to take him in its embrace and make him whole again.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God!

Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God; and it doth not yet appear what we shall be:
But we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed, and in truth.
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments,
And do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

~I JOHN -- Three.

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