Reading of the Law of God
You shall not murder. Exodus 20.13
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we come to You aware that we have not kept this commandment. We so often find ourselves angry and impatient, thinking of our own well-being first. We understand that in these and other ways we murder. We have broken Your Law. We acknowledge our sin before You and ask that You would be merciful to us sinners for Jesus’ sake alone. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. Psalms 103.8-12