Reading of the Law of God
If you are offering
your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something
against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled
to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Matthew 5.23-24
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we do
not recognize how evil it is to fail to be reconciled to each other. All too
often we fail to deal with sins against each other. We fail to resolve problems
that separate us. We try to ignore these problems instead of trying to solve them.
We stand condemned. We ask that You might forgive us this sin by the blood of
Jesus’ Cross. Please teach us the ways of right living in our families and in
our church so that the world might see the fruit of the Gospel in our lives.
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
Almighty God, who in
Jesus Christ has given us a kingdom that cannot be destroyed, forgive us our
sins, open our eyes to God's truth, strengthen us to do God's will and give us
the joy of his kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Book of Common
Prayer