Confession

Obviously, most Humanists don’t do confession. If you do something that hurts another, there is no magic wand you can wave to magically make things better. Making things better requires hard work, perseverance and a desire to make things right. Asking a priest for forgiveness doesn’t make sense, unless it is the priest you have wronged. The person you should be seeking forgiveness from is the person you have hurt through your actions. If they won’t forgive you, then you will need to forgive yourself. This isn’t easy to do and is probably the reason why confessing our sins to someone, anyone, might make sense. But don’t take the short cut no matter how attractive it may be. The best way to forgive yourself is to behave better going forward. If you fail in this, you won’t be worthy of anyone’s forgiveness, let alone your own.