February 27, 2023

“Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sin is put away!” (Psalm 32:1)

Is pulling it together difficult for you on a Monday morning? Or are you ready to be done with the weekend? Maybe rejoicing that your kids are in school? Or are you retired or without work and one day bleeds into the next?

There is one reality that binds each one of us together. In the cross of Christ our transgressions are forgiven and our sins put away. That is from the psalm chosen for the first Sunday in Lent. Even as we contemplate the nature of our sin, that sin is long gone, having been dealt with once and for all by our Savior.

“Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (First Sunday in Lent – BCP)