What do we bring to God when sorry cannot undo the harm? After Psalm 50 calls God’s people into truthful worship, Psalm 51 gives David a prayer of confession. His cry for mercy cannot erase Bathsheba or Uriah, and a beautiful sacrifice cannot purchase his way around the truth. Yet God will not despise a broken heart. John, Ramona, and Paula pray with Jesus for a clean heart, the courage to seek repair, and the Spirit’s assurance that we can call “Abba” before we are mended.
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