Psalm 51:1-10 (NRSV)
Devotion
I recently read an article that said the average adult may make up to 35,000 choices each day. Many of them are simple ones. What do I wear? Should I have another cup of coffee? Should I turn at this street? Others are more complex. Should I change careers? Do I stay in this relationship?
Sometimes we hurt because of the choice someone else makes. And sometimes we regret our own choices because they have hurt others. Lent is a time when we are faced with the reality of our sins and our need to confess, "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions" (Psalm 51:1). We hold tight to God's grace, which allows us a new beginning. And with that comes new choices to make as we do God's work in the world.
Prayer
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Amen.