Almighty God, who abides in highest heaven, we thank you for your graciousness and forgiveness. Do not hold our sin against us long, but grant us again your favor, that your kindness and love would draw us more and more into your kingdom ways and we would live ever more in imitation of your beloved son, through whom we present ourselves before your glorious and eternal throne. Amen.
‘For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.’ – Ps. 30:5