Forgiveness

Soiled by sin and unworthy to enter the presence of God, or corrupted by evil deeds and hence unable to realize our true inner nature, we cry out to God for forgiveness of sins. The experience of divine forgiveness and pardon is universal, reaching to supplicants in all the world’s religions. God is always desirous to forgive sins; it is His loving will to do so as our loving Parent.

The opening passages express God’s forgiving nature; the concluding texts describe removing sins as a process of cleansing.