Lord God, our lives are filled with sin.

                We forget our neighbor’s needs

                And do not love You above all else.

                We need a Savior.

                Help us to be ready for Jesus in our own hearts.

                O come, O come, Savior of the world, we pray…

The words of the gospel for those who repent and believe:

Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. (Isaiah 1:18)