Forgive us Our…?

We turn this week to the most confusing part of the Lord’s Prayer, forgive us our…What? Sins? Trespasses? Debts? Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us is important because it covers a multitude of sins (ba-dum ching!). Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us could also work really well in our world today as we constantly struggle with good emotional and physical boundaries. Yet, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors is the closest version to what Jesus said in the gospels. Why? Join me Sunday as we discuss the roots of this part of the prayer and why it would have been important for Jesus to instill this philosophy in his followers. – Rev. Shannon Weston’s sermon from August 11, 2024.