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 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful  and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all  unrighteousness.

Seeing that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us come boldly unto the  throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to  help in time of need.

Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved thee with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in thy will, and walk in thy ways, to the glory of thy Name. Amen.

Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep, we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts,