What sins should we confess?
Before God, we should plead guilty of all sins, even of
those, which we do not know, as we do in the Lord's Prayer. But before the
confessor we should confess those sins alone which we know and feel in our
hearts.
But
what about those sins that bother me? What about those sins with which I
struggle? What should I do when I
question, wrestle, and sometimes doubt? It is at those times that we make
confession before the pastor. When we confess our sins to our pastor and ask
for forgiveness especially of those sins with which we struggle we receive the
comforting assurance that these sins are forgiven. King David said to Nathan,
“I have sinned against the Lord” And Nathan said to David, The Lord also hath
put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.” (2 Samuel 12:13)
Almighty
and everlasting God, the consolation of the sorrowful and the strength of the
weak, may the prayers of those who in any tribulation or distress cry to You
graciously come before You, so that in all their necessities they may mark and
receive Your manifold help and comfort; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Collect for the afflicted and distressed, Lutheran Worship ©
1980 Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis
Artwork by Ed Rojas, © Higher Things
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