Romans 5:1-5
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Lord, we have sinned,
Without considering how much you love us.
You see our sins
more clearly than we can ourselves.
Lord, you know when we are indifferent
to your Word;
how often we forget to pray;
the times we come unwillingly to worship;
and yet we turn to you
when we are in trouble.
Lord, you know when we are untruthful
and when we think evil of others.
You know how hard it is for us to forgive.
Forgive us and make us clean,
so that we can obey your call
To take up your cross and follow you.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Romans 5:6-11
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10 For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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