I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Luke 18:14
But God says to the wicked: “Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant? For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.
Psalm 50:16-17
But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
James 1:25
Through the saving grace offered to us in Jesus Christ, we come in penitence before you, O Lord, seeking cleansing and renewal. Then, in your mercy, send us forth once more to labor for your sake. Amen.
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