Lent Day 4 – Very Rev Prof. Kónyin Àjàyí, SAN.

*Day 4:  A Prayer for Forgiveness of Sins II*

Abba, Yahweh! *Hesed*, God of forgiveness, Lord Almighty King, the All-Powerful One, the Uncreated Creator, Father All-Glorious, Majestic Life Giver from above, God Most Awesome, Most Merciful God of spotless purity  – I kneel before You, upon this invocation of You, seeking forgiveness of my sins, because I know by Micah 7:18, that there is no one like You, Who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of His people.

Thus, Lord, I plead that You should not stay angry with me; instead, pity my broken spirit and impart in me true penitence, and let a kindling glance from You beam upon my contrite and bleeding heart so it may be cured of sin. Father, have compassion on me, and trample my sins under Your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean never to rise in me again.

Lord God, be propitious and do not despise me because of my sins. Instead, LORD God, think on the blood of Your Son shed for humankind, forgive me and save me; succour me – even me – the work of Your hands, and pour down on me Your pardoning grace.

I pray, LORD God, by Your Holy Name, *“Yod He Vau He”*, to banish from me the darkness of ignorance, the sins of the mind, the wrong in my actions and iniquity in inaction, and enlighten me by Christ the Light, taking away from me all evil desires; and instead cast Your sheltering arms around me to save me forever from sin as you forgive me. Lord God, as my spirit longs for You, grant that I may see my will and desire for remission, pardon and forgiveness of sins accomplished by Your sovereign grace and Your ineffable and eternal love, *_through Jesus Christ, Who is and Who will be forever the Pure and Ineffable Saviour of all._*

Amen.

 

 

*Patriarch’s Note.*

*BIBLE PASSAGES* for *“A Prayer for Forgiveness of Sins”*:

1. *Micah 7:18*

*_“Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.”_*

2. *Psalm 103:10-12*

*_“He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.”_*

3. *Isaiah 55:7*

*_“Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.”_*

4. *Ephesians 1:7*

*_“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.”_*

5. *1 John 1:9*

*_“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”_*

These passages emphasise God’s mercy, forgiveness, and the transformative power of His grace, perfectly aligning with the heartfelt sentiments of our prayer.

May your prayers for forgiveness bring renewal and peace, and may you continue to experience the depths of God’s mercy, in Jesus’ Name.

AMEN.