Confession & Absolution based on the readings for Epiphany 2A: Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-42a

P          Our vindication is with the Lord, and our reward is with our God. Therefore, we confess our sin to Him.

C          Lord, You formed us from the womb to be Your servants, but we daily disobey and turn from You in our thoughts and thoughtlessness, our words and our silence, our actions and inaction. For the sake of Jesus, forgive and restore us as we eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

P          Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! He is the Son of God, a light for the nations, to be the Lord’s salvation to the ends of the earth. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful; you were called by him into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 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.