(Text: Psalm 32, 1 John 1:8-2:2) While not technically a sacrament, Confession and Absolution is certainly a means of grace. In the practice of confession our sins and hearing God's forgiveness, we are no longer excusers, but forgivers. Rather than making excuses to justify ourselves and others, we rely on the forgiveness of Jesus, who takes away the sin of the world. (Part 4 of a four-part series on sacraments)