“Please forgive me for my lack of love for my brothers and sisters.”
“Please forgive me for my disobedience to Your words.”
There were many times when I could ask God for forgiveness—on the Sabbath day and Third day every week, and the Day of Atonement when we confess all of our sins committed throughout the year. However, I just repeated vague prayers without sincerity. I knew my wrongs, but I just thought God would forgive me and prayed for my wishes rather than for contrition. I really never knew how to repent. Then this one verse changed me:
“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.” Ro 8:26
God Himself prayed for me even when I didn’t know what I should pray for. He must have been so sad for me and loved me so much that He prayed for me with groans beyond words, beating His chest. I was lost for words when I realized His great love.
I didn’t even want to repent of the sins I had committed knowingly. But God didn’t reprimand this child; rather He prayed for me that I could be forgiven even for the sins I had committed without knowing. How can I ever fathom God’s love?
I give thanks to God for granting me this gracious time to truly repent of my sins. From now on, I will live a life of repentance.