Reading of the Law
of God
I therefore, a
prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to
which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience,
bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4.1-2
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we admit that, all too often, we do not walk worthy of the Gospel. All too often, we are proud and not humble, harsh and not gentle. We so easily become impatient, refusing to bear with the weaknesses and sins of others. We sin in these ways even as we expect others not to treat us similarly. We have no excuse and admit that we deserve Your justice. But we believe the Gospel of Jesus. And so, we would ask for forgiveness. We would also ask for change. Make us more like Jesus, through whom we pray. Amen.
Our Father, we admit that, all too often, we do not walk worthy of the Gospel. All too often, we are proud and not humble, harsh and not gentle. We so easily become impatient, refusing to bear with the weaknesses and sins of others. We sin in these ways even as we expect others not to treat us similarly. We have no excuse and admit that we deserve Your justice. But we believe the Gospel of Jesus. And so, we would ask for forgiveness. We would also ask for change. Make us more like Jesus, through whom we pray. Amen.
Declaration of
Pardon
Come now, let us
reason together, says the LORD. though your sins are like scarlet, they shall
be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like
wool. Isaiah 1.18
The Lord enrich you
with his grace, and nourish you with his blessing; the Lord defend you in
trouble and keep you from all evil; the Lord accept your prayers, and absolve
you from your offences, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Saviour.
The Book of Common Prayer