Confession

We prayed this prayer together yesterday during our time of worship. It is taken from Valley of Vision page 76.

O God of Grace, Thou hast imputed my sin to my Substitute, and hast imputed His righteousness to my soul, clothing me with a bridegroom's robe, decking me with jewels of holiness. But in my Christian walk I am still in rags; my best prayers are stained with sin; my penitential tears are so much impurity; my confessions of wrong are so many aggravations of sin; my receiving the Spirit is tinctured with selfishness.
I need to repent of my repentence; I need my tears to be washed; I have no robe to bring to cover my sins, no loom to weave my own righteousness; I am always standing clothed in filthy garments, and by grace am always receiving change of raiment, for Thou dost always justify the ungodly; I am always returning home as prodigal, always saying, Father, forgive me, and Thou are always bringing forth the best robe.
Every morning let me wear it, every evening return in it, go out to the day's work in it, be wound in death in it, stand before the great white throne in it, enter heaven in it shingin as the Sun.
Grant me never to lose sight of the exceeding sinfulness of sin,
the exceeding righteousness of salvations,
the exceeding glory of Christ,
the exceeding beauty of holiness,
the exceeding wonder of grace.