 And so we can be certain that the mighty God of all the universe, the one who loves us, to whom we are thankful, who promises to hear our requests for help, also promises to hear and answer when we say, I'm sorry. By forgiving our sins, God frees us to reenter the world and do God's work once more. And so we pray, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.