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Today's Reading: The Small Catechism: Confession Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 11:1-27; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. (2 Samuel 11:27b) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. The effort that King David expended to cover his sin is staggering. That level of deceit took a lot of thought and planning and the cold way in which he reacted to the news of Uriah's death is sickening. Of course, we would never be like David, would we? You know that is a lie. You are an adulterer, you who look at another lustfully. You are a murderer, you who destroy the reputation of others with your gossip. You are a deceiver, you who put the blame on others for your own sin. The things you have done displease the LORD. So what is there to do? "What is confession? Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our sins are forgiven before