Gracious and Merciful Father,

We come before You to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children.  May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance.

We confess that we frequently lack wise restraint and sinfully say way too much out of selfishness (Proverbs 10:19).

We confess that we often use silence to starve others of needed nourishment and use words to wound instead of heal (Proverbs 15:4, 25:11).

We confess these things before You because You are faithful to forgive us in Christ. Bless us with the assurance of our pardon by Your Holy Spirit in Christ alone by faith alone through Your grace alone from Your Word.

Amen