Order For Confession And Forgiveness
Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.

Silence for self-examination, repentance, and confession

Leader: O Lord, O God of truth,
All: we confess to you that we have been ashamed of the gospel and of the life of holiness to which you have called us. We confess that we have sought our own righteousness, not yours. We confess that we have desired to make others in our image and likeness, so that they would honor us and our accomplishments, and by so doing, we have dishonored you. For the foolishness of our pri…