Proper 18 / Ordinary Time 23 / Pentecost 15
Lectionary Worship Workbook
Confession, Instruction, And Forgiveness
P: Holy God, in whose name we gather,
we ask you to give us life and to
free us from the evil that causes us
to hurt the ones you love.
C: What is evil? What shape does it take
in our sins?
P: For every sinful act there is an outer
dimension and an inner one.
There is what our families, neighbors, and
colleagues feel when we act inappropriately,
and then there are the intentions, the motives, and
the fears that lie deep in our hearts.