Almighty God, your beloved Son willingly offered himself to endure the agony and shame of the cross for our redemption: Banish our cowardice and give us courage, we implore you, to take up our cross and follow him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
Psalm 51 – English Standard Version
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