Spirit of Truth, School Edition > Grade 7 > Unit 6
Lesson 28: Penance and Reconciliation: Effects and Living the Sacrament
The effect of this Sacrament is reconciliation with God and the Church.
The effect of this Sacrament is reconciliation with God and the Church.
Satan and the multitude of evil spirits at his disposal are real, and they prowl about the world seeking the ruin of our souls.
Our ultimate happiness, which is found in God alone, is intimately bound up with our freedom. God has created us in His image and likeness, with the power to freely choose Him or freely reject Him. True freedom is the ability to choose the good, which is a moral decision.
God shows His mercy in many ways, but most powerfully in the forgiveness of sins.