" When God covers our sin, we are given deliverance. When we cover our sin through denial or excuse- making, God’s hand is heavy upon us. And God’s heavy hand is a blessing! It is a sign of his love that he does not leave us in deception: “For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me” (v. 4). When we admit or toy with our sin, God’s hand is heavy. When we confess our sin, God’s hand moves to bear us up: “I said, ‘I will confess my transgression to the Lord,’ and you forgave the iniquity of my sin” (v. 5, ESV). "

― Rosaria Champagne Butterfield , Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ