Reading of the Law of God
Do not lay up for
yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves
break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For
where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6.19-21
Confession of Sin
Our Father, Your Law
exposes our hearts. So much of what we treasure is tied to this world. This is
short-sighted since all this will pass away. But it is worse than that. It is
evil since You are to be our chief treasure. Forgive us for insulting You in
this way. Change our hearts so that we may value You most. We ask this through
Jesus, our Redeemer. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon
The saying is
trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners. 1 Timothy 1.15
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