Reading of the Law of God
You shall not steal.
Exodus 20.15
Confession of Sin
Our Father, Your Law
speaks to us about our use of property and wealth. It requires honest dealings.
It calls us to be careful in our attachment to worldly goods. It expects us to
labor diligently so that we can have something to share. We acknowledge that we have sinned, sometimes
publicly in ways that others can see and sometimes privately in the attitudes
of our hearts. Please forgive us our sin and show us how to change. We ask this
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon
Surely he has borne
our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by
God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed
for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with
his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53.4-5
May almighty God
have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Book of Common Prayer