Prayer of Confession, P+15B

Call to Confession
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All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy:

Prayer of Confession

Forgive us, O God.
Christ is the bridegroom,
the church is the bride.
But we have entered into this covenant
with faulty intentions.
We are deceitful and disloyal,
defining righteousness by the standards
of the world
instead of by Christ's example.
We beg for your extravagant grace
though we know we are not worthy
to receive it.
Teach us to love as you love us.
Help us to renew our covenant to follow Christ
with faithfulness and joy.

Assurance of God's Grace

And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son,[d] full of grace and truth.  From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. (John 1:14, 16) Hear the Good News: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God!

Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another. 
The peace of Christ be with you.
Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this week.