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Confession opens us up to the continual forgiveness of God so we might choose back into love. We are not what we do. However, what we do speaks of who we think we are. And who we really are is determined by Who gave us the gift of life. Sin is not what separates us from God; it is what draws God close to us so we might be reconciled. It was the human God’s merciful solidarity that healed shame and guilt, climaxing in the cross: “Father forgive them for they know not what they do”.
The wisdom of the Spirit does not fit inside the wisdom of the world; it transcends all our political ideologies and philosophies. We are spiritual babies when we try to use Jesus just justify our preferred party in the political binary in this country. Sometimes we keep God’s wisdom out of our thinking about politics; sometimes we believe that we can use political power and control to bring about the Kingdom. A life of the Spirit means we having a different foundation that teaches us to live creatively, maintaining our integrity in the public sphere. As we mature in God’s sacrificial love, we cling less tightly to the wisdom of the world and find our home in the wisdom of the Spirit.
This is a short liturgy intended to help us become more tender-hearted before God and one another.
