Confession & Absolution based on the readings for Proper 27C: Psalm 148, Exodus 3:1-15, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17, Luke 20:27-40

P          The place where you are standing is holy ground. In the presence of God and each other, we confess our sin.

C          O Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, You have revealed Your glory to me, but I have not stood firm and held to the traditions I was taught. I have disobeyed Your commandments and enslaved myself to sin. Hear my cry for Jesus’ sake, and free me from my sin.

P          I AM has sent me to you. He has observed the misery of His people in sin, death, and the power of the devil and has heard you crying out because of your oppressors. He knows about your sufferings, and He has come down in the person of Jesus Christ to rescue you from their power. From the beginning, God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 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! Praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted. His majesty covers heaven and earth!