Confession And Forgiveness
Leader: We gather in the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Blessed redeemer, we do not understand our own actions and at times we do the very things we hate. We confess to you our disobedience and our rebellion. We confess to you our self-centeredness and scapegoating of others. We confess to you our slavery to sin and our falling to temptation.

Cleanse our hearts, cleanse our minds, cleanse our bodies, so that what we name before you will no longer control us.

Silence for self-examination and prayer

Leader: Lay your burdens down, says our Lord, lay your burdens down. As a called and ordained minister of the Church of Jesus Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, + an…