<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ O Lord our God, no day of our lives passes that does not prove us guilty in your sight. Even our best efforts are as filthy rags before you. We ask you to forgive our sin because he who knew no sin was made to be sin for us; that in Christ we might be fully pardoned and restored. Grant that, by resting in his righteousness alone, we may hereafter walk in newness of life, and run with endurance the race that is set before us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Source: ealinglevy
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Almighty and merciful God, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare those who confess their faults. Restore those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to the world in Christ Jesus, our Lord. And grant, O merciful God, for his sake, that we may live a holy, just, and humble life to the glory of your holy name. Amen.
Source: The Book of Common Prayer
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Almighty God, many of us came to you once and we confessed to you that we were sinners and asked that you would forgive us and cleanse us of all our sins through your blessed Son Jesus Christ. You heard and answered us, and we were ransomed, healed and forgiven. Since that time we have needed every day, as again today, to confess the sins of our lives to you. We sometimes, through the voice of the devil, grow weary of coming to you to confess the same routine sins, day after day: our ego, prayerlessness, lust, greed, being discontented, being lukewarm, failing to love you or to love our neighbours as ourselves. Yet we have to do the same today. We confess those sins to you and pray that you will help us never to grow weary of confessing the same sins to you, and never to doubt that your mercy is greater than all the sins we commit all through our lives. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Source: Geoff Thomas via ealinglevy
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Almighty God, you are generous in abundance. You have given to us gifts that we do not deserve. You have called us from death to life, granted us forgiveness through the death and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, given us the Holy Spirit, and made us your children. You have provided for us, both spiritually and materially. Yet we have failed to be thankful and to rejoice in your goodness. We have ignored you and neglected to give you the praise that is due your name. Forgive us for our ingratitude Give us eyes that see your hand at work in all areas of our life. Enable us to realise that every good thing comes from you. And deepen our gratitude so that we might serve you with undivided and joyful hearts. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Source: Unknown
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Holy and merciful God, in your presence we confess our sinfulness, our shortcomings, and our offences against you. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love. Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we are ashamed and sorry for all we have done to displease you. Forgive our sins, and help us to live in your light and walk in your ways, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen.
Source: The Worship Sourcebook
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ The fruit of the Spirit is love, But we have loved darkness rather than light, and loved you too little and ourselves too much. The fruit of the Spirit is joy, but we have been sour, and bitter, and the joy of the LORD has been absent. The fruit of the Spirit is peace, but we have fretted and worried. We have forgotten the finished work of Christ and doubted your fatherly care. The fruit of the Spirit is patience, but we have snapped at others, and questioned your wise timing. The fruit of the Spirit is kindness, but we have been harsh, cutting, and biting, so unlike our Lord Jesus Christ, who prayed for his persecutors. The fruit of the Spirit is goodness, but we have often chosen the passing pleasures of sin, over your good laws. The fruit of the Spirit is faithfulness, but we have been unreliable and we have let others down. The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness, but we have been unwilling to yield, and stiff-necked. The fruit of the Spirit is self-control, but our wills have been weak, and our own sinful desires have got the better of us. Lord, have mercy on us in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Source: All Nation Church Ilford
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Lord God Almighty, You graciously and generously fill our lives with many wonderful things. You bless us with friends, family, and wealth that most people in this world can’t even imagine. We confess today that we are prone to love your good gifts far more than we love you. We covet and long for things that you haven’t given us, or we are filled with fearful anxiety if we think that you might take away the things or people that we have come to love so much. Father, thank you for your deep and endless mercy to rebels like us. Thank you, Jesus, for enduring for us the full fury of your Father’s just hatred for sin, and for paying the price for every single idolatrous thought, sinful act, and moment of unbelief we would engage in. Holy Spirit, help us to see our many idols, and incline our stubborn hearts to repent. Open our blind eyes to see the Lamb of God lifted up for us, so that his redeeming blood could cleanse us. Amen
Source: Adapted from Prone to Wander by Barbara Duguid & Wayne Houk
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Almighty God, we are unworthy to come into your presence, because of our many sins. We do not deserve any grace or mercy from you if you dealt with us as we deserve. We have sinned against you, O Lord, and we have offended you. And yet, O Lord, as we acknowledge our sins and offences, so also, do we acknowledge you to be a merciful God, a loving and favourable Father, to all who turn to you. And so, we humbly ask you, for the sake of Christ your Son, to show mercy to us, and forgive us all our offences. Forgive the sins of our youth, and the sins of our old age. By your Spirit, O God, take possession of our hearts, so that not only the actions of our life, but also the words of our mouths, and the smallest thought of our minds, may be guided and governed by you. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and forever. Amen.
Source: Adapted from John Knox Liturgy (1560)
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Merciful Lord, Left to ourselves, we would still be your enemies, strangers to your love and compassion. Thank you that you have rescued us. Yet, Father, we continue to sin against you day after day. We are strongly attached to this world and would rather linger and enjoy the sinful delights that it offers than flee from it into your presence and love. Forgive us, we pray. Lord, part of us longs to be holy and sinless, but there is much in us that still cherishes our sin and clings to it. Please help us to hate our sin and run from it. Open our eyes and help us to see how offensive our sin is to you, and how damaging it is to us. Thank you that you have begun a good work in us that nothing can stop, and that one day we will stand before you in sinless perfection as Christ’s beautiful bride. We give thanks for this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Source: Adapted from Prone to Wander by Barbara Duguid & Wayne Houk
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Father, You know all things, and You know my heart. I know You have forgiven me the sins I have confessed already, and I thank You for it. I pray that You would now bring to mind anything I have not yet made right with You so that I might do so. I am eager to do so. If there are any continuing areas where I am self-deceived, I ask that You would reveal them to me now. I thank You for the forgiveness You have promised, and I thank You in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Source: Unknown
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Holy Father, you see us as we are, and know our inmost thoughts. We confess that we are unworthy of your gracious care. We forget that all life comes from you and that to you all life returns. We have not sought to do your will with our whole hearts. We have not lived as grateful children, nor loved as Christ loved us. Apart from you, we are nothing. Only your grace can sustain us. Lord, in your mercy, forgive us, heal us, and make us whole. Set us free from our sin, and restore us to the joy of your salvation now and forever. Amen.
Source: Unknown
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Father, Your call to walk blamelessly before you weighs heavily on our hearts. Some of us are very aware of just how far short we fall from this command, and we are disappointed in ourselves. Some of us are very blind to our sin and foolishly imagine ourselves to be doing quite well. Lord, thank you that your mercy is more than a match for all our sins. As we struggle and fail to live lives of perfect holiness, we thank you for Jesus, who walked blamelessly in our place, and by his goodness and death has rescued us forever. Thank you for such a precious redeemer and friend. Amen.
Source: Adapted from Prone to Wander by Barbara Duguid & Wayne Houk
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Lord Jesus you are given to us to be our Prophet, Priest and King. To you, our great Prophet, we cry out, “Son of David, have mercy on me. Let me recover my sight!” Speak your life-giving Word to our dry souls. To you, our great Priest, we cry out, “If you are willing make me clean!”; knowing that you are full of compassion, you have said “I am willing, be clean.” To you, our great King, who has conquered sin, death and the devil, we cry out, “Subdue our rebellious hearts, and make us loyal servants in the kingdom.” Forgive us and heal us we pray, in your own name. Amen
Source: Jonty Rhodes
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ O God, our Father, Forgive us for our many sins. We are easily captivated by the objects that our eyes desire. You have given us your most cherished treasure, yet we prize many other things more highly than Christ. We fall so often, and when we do, we run and hide in shame instead of running to you to confess our sin and find joy and forgiveness in the cross. Forgive us for trusting in our own strength more than in his power to save us completely. Holy Spirit, fill us with everlasting wonder that the gospel is true. When we are tempted to sin, remind us of Christ, who kept all your laws for us, and fix our eyes on him. Whether we give in to temptation or resist, show us Christ, our only hope for the perfect obedience that we require to stand before you. Cause us to cherish Christ above all our other desires, so that we will be satisfied in him for all eternity. In his name we pray, Amen.
Source: Adapted from Prone to Wander by Barbara Duguid & Wayne Houk
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Merciful God, you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure heart, nor have we loved our neighbour as ourselves. We have not done justice, loved kindness, or walked humbly with you, our God. Have mercy on us, O God, in your loving-kindness. In your great compassion, cleanse us from our sin. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Do not cast us from your presence, or take your Holy Spirit from us. Restore to us the joy of your salvation and sustain us with your bountiful Spirit through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Source: Traditional
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ O God of grace, you have taken my sin and put it on Jesus’ head, and you’ve taken his righteousness and put it on mine. You’ve made me holy and blameless in your sight; therefore, you delight in me. But in my Christian walk, on my best days, I still sin. I am greedy. I am selfish. I am lustful. I am slothful. I love my sinful delights more than I love you or love my neighbour. I sin like this more frequently that I care to admit, but I tell you, Heavenly Father, because Jesus has died for me and because you can empower me to walk in obedience. Grant that I never lose sight of the ugliness of sin, the glory of Christ, the beauty of holiness, or the wonder of grace. Help me to seek you every morning with heart, soul, mind, and strength. Amen.
Source: Adapted from “Continual Repentance” in The Valley of Vision
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Almighty God, eternal Father, we acknowledge and confess to You that we were born in unrighteousness. Our life is full of sin and transgression; we have not gladly believed Your Word nor followed Your holy commandments. For Your goodness’ sake and for Your name’s sake, be gracious unto us, we pray, and forgive us all our sin, which is very great. Amen.
Source: Used by John Calvin & John Knox
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Loving Father, you are the high King in heaven above. Our thoughts and motives, our words and actions, cannot be hidden from your sight. Our pride and self-pity, our cowardice and sloth, our anger and envy, all of these are laid bare before your eyes. We open ourselves to you and humbly ask for your forgiveness. Do not look upon our wrongdoing, but cover us in the sinlessness of Christ. Reassure us that his blood is our peace, his death is our life, his resurrection is your promise of the world to come, and let our hearts know that your service is perfect freedom. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Source: Unknown
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ Merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we bow before you, confessing our sin and wickedness. It is in our very nature to sin. We are subject to temptations every day, and are drawn to them by our own unholy desires. We cannot separate our actions from who we are. We are guilty before you, and worthy of condemnation. Righteous Father, we appeal to your mercies offered in the gospel of Jesus Christ. We praise you for his blood, which covers our iniquity, and atones for our sin. Amen.
Source: ealinglevy
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<aside> 🙇🏻♂️ O God, Maker of all things and Judge of us all, have mercy upon our sinful condition. With the Apostle Paul, we find that we desire to do what is right, yet we do wrong anyway. O Lord, deliver us from the evil One and his temptations, from the lust and desires of the flesh, from affections which are alienated from your purposes. We lament the far-reaching effects of our sin and cry to you for help. Grant, by your Holy Spirit, that we would become daily more like our Savour Jesus, whose food was to do the will of his Father in heaven. Amen.
Source: Unknown
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