“We appeal, O Lord, to Your mercies, knowing them to be much greater than our sins; and knowing that You came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance, to whom you say, ‘Come unto Me all you that are heavy-laden and diseased with the burden of sins, and I will ease you and refresh you.’
Yes, Lord, You are that God who wills not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn and live.
You are our Savior, who wishes all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of Your truth.
Therefore, O Lord, we humbly ask You not to withdraw Your mercies from us because of our sins, but rather, O Lord, lay upon us Your saving health, that You may show Yourself toward us to be a Savior.
For what greater praise can there be to a Physician, than to heal the sick; neither can there be any greater glory to you being a Savior, than to save sinners. Amen.”
–Henry Smith, as quoted in Jonathan Gibson, Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: A Liturgy for Daily Worship with the Psalms (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2026), 76.
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