(To be read aloud by the minister and congregation)
Dear Father in heaven, in Jesus’ name,
by your enabling grace,
and by an act of my will,
I forgive all who have sinned against me:
My spouse
My mother
My father
My children
My brother
My sister
My teacher
My classmate
My brothers and sisters in Christ
My business associates
And all others who have sinned against me.
Further, I ask forgiveness for any and every sin I have committed against them.
I ask You to forgive my church for her sins;
For sins against staff members or their families… and for their sins against us
For sins against minorities… and for their sins against us
For doing things that displease You
And for not doing things that do please You.
For the crying sin of our laziness in seeking after you.
Father God, have mercy and restore us in Your grace;
cleanse us and purge us and purify us.
I make my plea in the name of Jesus, Your blessed Son and
my Saviour, on the basis of the power of His cleansing blood.
I claim forgiveness standing on Your promise that if we confess
our sins to you, You are faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. AMEN!