Reading of the Law of God
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons
of God. Matthew 5.9
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we recognize that You have called us to be
people committed to peace. We are to pursue peace with all. We are to be the
means by which the lost find peace with You as we live and speak the Gospel
before them. But we are often satisfied with a truce with others instead of
real peace. We find ourselves mute before the lost so that they do not hear
about the Prince of Peace. We find that there is too much of our lives that is
not committed to peacemaking. We come
again asking for forgiveness for our sins and for change. We are bold to come
only because of Jesus, our Savior. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 1
Timothy 1.15