Sin Prayer

Father, Your Word says all have sinned and fall short of Your glory. That means me. It means everyone. We are all in the same line, waiting at the same window for Your mercy. I have tried to make my sin look smaller than it is. I have called my pride a strong personality. I have called my gossip a shared concern. I have called my unforgiveness a sensible caution. But sin is sin. Your Word does not let me hide behind my labels. And Your grace is just as big as my sin. You justify me by Your grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Both the problem and the cure are total. Keep me from making Your grace small by making my sin small. Help me see how great Your love really is. Amen.