Bible Reading

Psalm 51:1-4
Have mercy on us, O God,
    according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
    blot out our transgressions.
Wash us thoroughly from our iniquity,
    and cleanse us from our sin!
For we know our transgressions,
    and our sin is ever before us.
Against you, you only, have we sinned
    and done what is evil in your sight.

Prayer

Most merciful God, 
we confess that we have sinned against thee
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.

All: Lord Jesus, have mercy on us.

We have not loved thee with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we earnestly repent.

All: Lord Jesus, have mercy on us.

For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, 
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in thy will,
and walk in thy ways.

All: Lord Jesus, have mercy on us.

For the glory of thy Name. Amen.

​Bible Reading

Psalm 51:10-12
Create in us a clean heart, O God,
    and renew a right[b] spirit within us.
Cast us not away from your presence,
    and take not your Holy Spirit from us.
Restore to us the joy of your salvation,
    and renew a right spirit within us.