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 If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light around me turn to night,”  darkness is not dark to you, O  Lord; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to  you are both alike.

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Confession of Sin

Dear friends in Christ, here in the presence of Almighty God, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts  confess our sins, so that we may obtain forgiveness by his  infinite goodness and mercy.

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.