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Almighty and Most High God, Ancient of Days, Judge of all the earth, Holy One of Israel,
Jehovah Tsidkenu, remove my transgressions from me, so I may stand in the holy stillness of absolution – not defined by memory, not imprisoned by history, or shadowed by yesterday.

Lord of Life, Giver of breath and Judge of hearts, before whom all generations rise and fall, I have acknowledged my failings, I have confessed my sins, and I like many others say, with my lips, I am sorry.

O Lord Most High, God of all compassion, I come before Your throne today with a contrite heart in further confession of my sins. Father, I see now that the fall of the mighty is not always on battlefields — it begins in the secret chambers of the heart.

Merciful and Most Righteous Father, Searcher of hearts, before whose gaze no shadow survives, yesterday I acknowledged my distance. Today I kneel within it. I do not come to explain myself. I do not come to negotiate consequences. I come to confess. Not selectively. Not defensively. But truthfully. Father, I name what I can — though even this is only a fraction of what is known to You.

O Lord God Almighty, Ancient of Days, Uncreated Light who dwells in unapproachable glory, Holy, Holy, Holy is Your Name – O Thou Holiest. Before Your throne I come on this third day of Lent — not to argue, not to excuse, not to explain — but simply to acknowledge.

O, Ancient of Days, Eternal Light who shattered primordial darkness with a word,
Uncreated Flame, Source of all being and End of all longing, I stand at the threshold of this sacred Lenten pilgrimage.

O Eternal and Most Holy God, Ancient of Days, Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End, Lord of Hosts and King of Peace, Father of Mercies and God of all Comfort, Consuming Fire, Rock of Age, and Search¬er of hearts, I come before You in awe and trembling, for You are holy beyond all telling, and yet nearer to me than my own breath.