Reading of the Law
of God
You shall not covet
your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male
servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is
your neighbor's. Exodus 20.17
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we
confess to You that we have coveted. We have been dissatisfied with the good
things that You have given to us. We have been jealous when others have
prospered. We have longed for things that we have no right to. We see this as
an insult to You and a rejection of Your loving plan for our lives. We know
that breaking this commandment even once merits us eternal torment. We ask for
forgiveness not because we deserve it but only because of Jesus, our Savior.
Amen.
Declaration of
Pardon
There is therefore
now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the
Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8.1,2
May the God of love
and power forgive you and free you from your sins, heal and strengthen you by
his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord.
The Book of Common
Prayer
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