Reading of the Law of God
Blessed are the
peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Matthew 5.9
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we
recognize that You have called us to be people committed to peace. We are to
pursue peace with all. We are to be the means by which the lost find peace with
You as we live and speak the Gospel before them. But we are often satisfied
with a truce with others instead of real peace. We find ourselves mute before
the lost so that they do not hear about the Prince of Peace. We find that there
is too much of our lives that is not committed to peacemaking. We come again
asking for forgiveness for our sins and for change. We are bold to come only
because of Jesus, our Savior. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon
To him all the
prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in [Jesus] receives
forgiveness of sins through his name. Acts 10:43
May God our Father
forgive us our sins, and bring us to the fellowship of his table with his
saints for ever.
The Book of Common
Prayer