Reading of the Law of God
Blessed are the
meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5.5
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we are
not by nature meek people. We like to assert ourselves. We bristle when someone
ignores ‘our rights’. We can be good at defending ‘our turf’. In this we sin.
We are not like Jesus. We are not meek. Forgive us this sin. Grant us grace so
that we might become a meek people and in this way reveal Jesus to the world
around us. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon
Jesus said: Truly,
truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has
eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to
life. John 5:24
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