Trashcan Confessions

This morning I wheeled out the two trashcans for pick-up.

Until a few years, I had a different trashcan. One without wheels. Every Wednesday night I would hoist the wheel-less can and risk a hernia or drag it along the ground as a hunter does with a deer in the woods (preferably not alive). I found that to be not good for the bottom of the can...after a while such scraping caused it wear down and crack.

I noticed that many of our suburban neighbors had wheels on their trashcans. Hmmm....looks like a good idea. And it is. Hard to articulate how much easier it is to take out the trash with wheels on the bottom of the load.

In a continuing effort to make the mundane meaningful, there is a parallel to our lives here. The confession of our sin is enhanced by utilizing the design that the Lord has provided in His Model Prayer: "Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us." It is also important to make certain that we confess specific sins. It is too easy to say something like "I am sinner" and leave it at that; acknowledging that sin is there and it stinks. Instead, we must throw sin specifically away and then wheel it to the curb for disposal.