Confession & Absolution for Proper 17C
Based on the following readings: Psalm 131, Proverbs 25:2-10, Hebrews 13:1-17, Luke 14:1-14
P Jesus suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. Let us, then, go to him, bearing the disgrace he bore by confessing our sin.
C Lord, our own hearts put us to shame. We have not kept on loving one another as brothers and sisters, and we have forgotten to show hospitality to strangers. We have been carried away by the strange teachings of the devil, our culture, and our own sinful bodies, so our hearts have followed immorality and possessions instead of being content with You. For the sake of Jesus, forgive us, our Father and King.
P Put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you,” but for your sake, Jesus was forsaken on the cross and has forgiven all your sin. The king has brought you into His presence and established His throne through the righteousness of Christ, which He has given to you, and you will be repaid for Christ’s righteousness at the resurrection. Therefore, as a called and ordained servant of Christ and by His authority, I forgive you all your sin in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen. So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.”
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