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Evening Prayer: Confession

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.081 words

Merciful God, I don't come to You tonight with a clean slate. The ways I hurt someone with my words— I confess. The opportunities to love that I walked past— I confess. The times I chose my comfort

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Topics & Themes

confession forgiveness mercy repentance

Scripture References

1 John 1:9 Psalm 51:1-2 Psalm 32:5

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