Liturgy for Life : WK 3 - MON
Confession and Forgiveness
Matthew 6:9-14
Pray like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need,
and forgive us our sins,
as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation,
but rescue us from the evil one.
“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
This week we are exploring the themes of confessions, repentance, and forgiveness. These are sometimes difficult subjects to explore, but must be an integral part of our rule of life. So it serves us well to reflect and challenge ourselves this week. In the Lord’s prayer, we see a beautiful request to God: “forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.”
I like the translations that use “trespass” instead of “sin,” I think it gives a more true sense of what we are called to do. How easy it is to accidentally step over the proper boundaries and do harm to someone else. We can wrongfully trespass into someone else’s freedom because we are selfishly acting on our own. To understand life is to know that many times people will intentionally or accidentally trespass and do damage in our lives. In the same way we often wander and trespass into a life that is turned away from God. So our prayer is that we can extend grace to those who trespass against us, and ask God to extend that same grace for us everyday.
When we make confession and repentance a habit in our life, our capacity to forgive increases. We empathise with being in the wrong or being the source of hurt, and we then humbly ask God to forgive. God always does. Hopefully we can extend that empathy to others, and believe that others are trying their best, and we try our best to forgive them?
Matthew 6:9-14
Pray like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need,
and forgive us our sins,
as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation,
but rescue us from the evil one.
“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
This week we are exploring the themes of confessions, repentance, and forgiveness. These are sometimes difficult subjects to explore, but must be an integral part of our rule of life. So it serves us well to reflect and challenge ourselves this week. In the Lord’s prayer, we see a beautiful request to God: “forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.”
I like the translations that use “trespass” instead of “sin,” I think it gives a more true sense of what we are called to do. How easy it is to accidentally step over the proper boundaries and do harm to someone else. We can wrongfully trespass into someone else’s freedom because we are selfishly acting on our own. To understand life is to know that many times people will intentionally or accidentally trespass and do damage in our lives. In the same way we often wander and trespass into a life that is turned away from God. So our prayer is that we can extend grace to those who trespass against us, and ask God to extend that same grace for us everyday.
When we make confession and repentance a habit in our life, our capacity to forgive increases. We empathise with being in the wrong or being the source of hurt, and we then humbly ask God to forgive. God always does. Hopefully we can extend that empathy to others, and believe that others are trying their best, and we try our best to forgive them?
- Is there someone in your life who has trespassed against you recently? Can you find it in your heart to forgive them?
- What is heavy or hidden in your heart that needs to be confessed to Jesus? Share openly with him today!
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