Reading of the Law
of God
Blessed are the
merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Matthew 5.7
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we are
not by nature a merciful people. When others sin, we are all too quick to
judge. When they sin against us, all too often, our thoughts turn to ourselves
and how we have been hurt, and not to the sinner in need of mercy. It is so
hard for us to overlook the faults of others and reach out to them. But as
unmerciful as we are so often toward others, we still expect You to be merciful
to us. Forgive us, Father, for Jesus’ sake and make us like You, a God who is
full of mercy. Amen.
Declaration of
Pardon
For Christ also
suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring
us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit 1 Peter
3.18
May the God of love
bring us back to himself, forgive us our sins, and assure us of his eternal
love in Jesus Christ our Lord
The Book of Common
Prayer
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