Reading of the Law
of God
Finally, be strong
in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not
wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole
armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having
done all, to stand firm. Ephesians 6. 10-13
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we
confess that we neglect Your command to put on the armor that You have provided
us. We do not take this command seriously enough and so we pursue it in a
half-hearted manner. As a result, we are not able to stand firm in the evil
day. The world watches us as we falter. It disregards You because of our
failures. We ask that you might forgive our sin and help us to obey this
command so that we might make You look good. We pray this in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Declaration of
Pardon
For I delivered to
you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins
in accordance with the Scriptures 1 Corinthians 15.3
May the God of all
healing and forgiveness draw us to himself, and cleanse us from all our sins
that we may behold the glory of his Son, the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ our
Lord.
The Book of Common Prayer
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