Psalm 51.1-12
Confession is often nothing more than telling the truth about ourselves to ourselves, to one another, and to God. The community of faith that confesses is not a church without sin (for there is no such thing), instead the church that confesses is a church without secrets.
And yet, it’s important to talk about what we talk about when we confess. For, confession has nothing to do with getting ourselves forgiven. It’s not a transaction, it’s not a negotiation in order to secure mercy, it’s not the first step on the road to perfection.
Confession is the last step - it’s what happens when we are finally able to confront the truth: we are not as we ought to be, and yet we worship the Lord who looks beyond what we've done to what's been done for us by Jesus.
