Prayers for Those Who Need Forgiveness

From the Liturgy of Ash Wednesday
We have not loved you with our whole heart, and mind, and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have not forgiven others, as we have been forgiven. Have mercy on us, Lord
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We have been deaf to your call to serve, as Christ served us. We have not been true to the mind of Christ. We have grieved your Holy Spirit.
Have mercy on us, Lord
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We confess to you, Lord, all our past unfaithfulness: the
pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of our lives,
We confess to you, Lord
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Our self-indulgent appetites and ways, and our exploitation of other people,
We confess to you, Lord.
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Our anger at our own frustration, and our envy of those
more fortunate than ourselves,
We confess to you, Lord.
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Our intemperate love of worldly goods and comforts, and
our dishonesty in daily life and work,
We confess to you, Lord.
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Our negligence in prayer and worship, and our failure to
commend the faith that is in us,
We confess to you, Lord.
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Accept our repentance, Lord, for the wrongs we have done: for our blindness to human need and suffering, and our indifference to injustice and cruelty,
Accept our repentance, Lord.
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For all false judgments, for uncharitable thoughts toward our neighbors, and for our prejudice and contempt toward those who differ from us,
Accept our repentance, Lord.
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For our waste and pollution of your creation, and our lack of concern for those who come after us,
Accept our repentance, Lord.
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Restore us, good Lord, and let your anger depart from us;
Favorably hear us, for your mercy is great.
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Accomplish in us the work of your salvation,
That we may show forth your glory in the world.
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By the cross and passion of your Son our Lord,
Bring us with all your saints to the joy of his resurrection.
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Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have
made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily
lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Confession of Sin
Almighty and most merciful Father,
we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep,
we have followed too much the devices and desires of our
    own hearts,
we have offended against thy holy laws,
we have left undone those things which we ought to have done,
and we have done those things which we ought not to
    have done.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
spare thou those who confess their faults,
restore thou those who are penitent,
according to thy promises declared unto mankind in
    Christ Jesus our Lord;
and grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,
    that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
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Almighty God,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
maker of all things, judge of all men:
We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins
    and wickedness,
which we from time to time most grievously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy divine Majesty, provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation
    against us.
We do earnestly repent,
and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings;
the remembrance of them is grievous unto us,
the burden of them is intolerable.
Have mercy upon us,
have mercy upon us, most merciful Father;
for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
forgive us all that is past;
and grant that we may ever hereafter
serve and please thee in newness of life,
to the honor and glory of thy Name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
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Almighty God, our heavenly Father:
We have sinned against you,
through our own fault,
in thought, and word, and deed,
and in what we have left undone.
For the sake of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
forgive us all our offenses;
and grant that we may serve you
in newness of life,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
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Forgiving Others
Lord Christ, as your executors nailed you to the hard wood of the cross, you prayed, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” And in your holy gospel, O Christ, you admonish us to pray for those who have wounded and offended us. Yet, this call to forgive those who have hurt us, either intentionally or unintentionally, is indeed difficult. We cannot do this either in our own strength or love. Grant us the grace and compassion to extend forgiveness to those who have offended or harmed us (especially, here you may wish to add specific persons). May your mercy to help us to forgive others become a wellspring of healing and reconciliation with the other person(s), even if they are never aware of the hurt that they have inflicted upon us. And as we forgive others, may you forgive us the wrong that we may have committed toward them. Deal with them and with us, not as we deserve, but in your infinite love to forgive and restore us to yourself and to one another. May this act of forgiveness and reconciliation help to break the chain of violence and destruction and bring forth a harvest of peace. Grant this for the sake of your love. Amen.