tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post112127672084293037..comments2024-01-29T14:24:46.852-05:00Comments on Wes Ellis: GRAFITI GATEwellis68http://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1121306132205341792005-07-13T21:55:00.000-04:002005-07-13T21:55:00.000-04:00I am very glad that Confession is a regular part o...I am very glad that Confession is a regular part of my Sacramental life. I hope this isn't too long, but this is one of the most meaningful Confessions I say during the week.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.<BR/><BR/>Most holy and merciful Father:<BR/>We confess to You and to one another,<BR/>and to the whole communion of saints<BR/>in heaven and on earth,<BR/>that we have sinned by our own fault<BR/>in thought, word, and deed;<BR/>by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.<BR/><BR/>We have not loved You with our whole heart, and mind, and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have not forgiven others, as we have been forgiven.<BR/><BR/> Have mercy on us, Lord.<BR/><BR/>We have been deaf to Your call to serve, as Christ served us. We have not been true to the mind of Christ. We have grieved Your Holy Spirit.<BR/><BR/> Have mercy on us, Lord.<BR/><BR/>We confess to You, Lord, all our past unfaithfulness: the pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of our lives,<BR/><BR/> We confess to You, Lord.<BR/><BR/>Our self-indulgent appetites and ways, and our exploitation of other people,<BR/><BR/> We confess to You, Lord.<BR/><BR/>Our anger at our own frustration, and our envy of those more fortunate than ourselves,<BR/><BR/> We confess to You, Lord.<BR/><BR/>Our intemperate love of worldly goods and comforts, and our dishonesty in daily life and work,<BR/><BR/> We confess to You, Lord.<BR/><BR/>Our negligence in prayer and worship, and our failure to commend the faith that is in us,<BR/><BR/> We confess to You, Lord.<BR/><BR/>Accept our repentance, Lord, for the wrongs we have done: for our blindness to human need and suffering, and our indifference to injustice and cruelty,<BR/><BR/> Accept our repentance, Lord.<BR/><BR/>For all false judgments, for uncharitable thoughts toward our neighbors, and for our prejudice and contempt toward those who differ from us,<BR/><BR/> Accept our repentance, Lord.<BR/><BR/>For our waste and pollution of Your creation, and our lack of concern for those who come after us,<BR/><BR/> Accept our repentance, Lord.<BR/><BR/>Restore us, good Lord, and let Your anger depart from us;<BR/><BR/> Favorably hear us, for Your mercy is great.<BR/><BR/>Accomplish in us the work of Your salvation,<BR/><BR/> That we may show forth Your glory in the world.<BR/><BR/>By the cross and passion of Your Son our Lord,<BR/><BR/> Bring us with all Your saints to the joy of His resurrection.<BR/><BR/>Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord <I>Jesus Christ</I>, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.Monk-in-Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587433183262341491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1121292862302487372005-07-13T18:14:00.000-04:002005-07-13T18:14:00.000-04:00Amazing Post!!! I said the same thing to Ashley. I...Amazing Post!!! I said the same thing to Ashley. I am so blessed to have the chance to hear what you two are learning. Thank you for sharing!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1121280419268354282005-07-13T14:46:00.000-04:002005-07-13T14:46:00.000-04:00Great Post, Wes. Thanks.Great Post, Wes. Thanks.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043298639727554268noreply@blogger.com