“Without confession, man will perish! Man won’t receive salvation from improper prayer! Our God, glorified in the Holy Trinity, created man solely out of His goodness, and not simply so that man, living on earth, would be saved, but mainly that man might praise, glorify, and thank his Creator, and at that same time, might take care for his salvation and confess God, that is, recognize Him as his Creator and Benefactor.”
(Schema-Archimandrite Kyrik+ of Mt. Athos, teachings)