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\nDowntown Lausanne (Photo: Irene Bom)
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“How happy is the one whose wrongs are forgiven,
\nwhose sin is hidden from sight.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Psalm 32:1, The Voice)
\n <\/p>\n

If we freely admit our sins when his light uncovers them, he will be faithful to forgive us every time. God is just to forgive us our sins because of Christ, and he will continue to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(1 John 1:9, The Passion Translation) <\/p>\n

“All of our sins were paid for on the cross and we can do nothing to remove them, but confession acknowledges God\u2019s faithfulness to restore our intimacy with him.” (source: The Passion Translation footnotes<\/a>)
\n <\/p>\n

8<\/strong><\/sup> The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
\n       slow to anger, abounding in love.
\n9<\/strong><\/sup> He will not always accuse,
\n       nor will he harbour his anger for ever;
\n10<\/strong><\/sup> he does not treat us as our sins deserve
\n       or repay us according to our iniquities.
\n11<\/strong><\/sup> For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
\n       so great is his love for those who fear him;
\n12<\/strong><\/sup> as far as the east is from the west,
\n       so far has he removed our transgressions from us.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Psalm 103:8-12 NIV UK)
\n <\/p>\n

14<\/strong><\/sup> This is what the LORD says \u2013
\n       your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:<\/p>\n

25<\/strong><\/sup> I, even I, am he who blots out
\n       your transgressions, for my own sake,
\n       and remembers your sins no more.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Isaiah 43:14, 25, NIV UK)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How remarkable that God has selective memory.<\/p>\n\n

Prayer of confession<\/h3>\n

O Lord God, our Father most loving, we would not, even if we could, conceal anything from you, but rejoice rather that you know us as we are and see every desire and every motive of our hearts. Help us, Lord, to strip off every mask and every veil when we come into your presence, and to spread before you every thought and every secret of our being, that they may be forgiven, purified, amended, and blessed by you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Charles Vaughan (1816-97)<\/p>\n

from The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #350<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Downtown Lausanne (Photo: Irene Bom)   “How happy is the one whose wrongs are forgiven, whose sin is hidden from sight.” (Psalm 32:1, The Voice)   If we freely admit our sins when his light uncovers them, he will be faithful to forgive us every time. 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