Contrition
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"Have mercy upon me oh God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash away all my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned done what is evil in thy sight, so that you are proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge. Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean, wash me and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." --Psalm 51 (1-12) |
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In Christianity, contrition or contriteness (Latin contritus, is ground to pieces, i.e. crushed by guilt) is repentance for sins one has committed. The remorseful person is said to be contrite.
A central concept in much of Christianity, contrition is regarded as the first step, through Christ, towards reconciliation with God. It consists of repentance for all one's sins, a desire for God over sin, and faith in Christ's redemption on the cross and its sufficiency for salvation (see regeneration and ordo salutis). It is widely referred to throughout the Bible, e.g. Ezekiel 33:11, Psalms 6:7ff, Psalm 51:1–12, Luke 13:5, Luke 18:9–13, and the well-known parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11–32).
See also
- Saint Peter Repentant 1823–25, Goya
- Act of Contrition
- Atonement (governmental view)
- Forgiveness
- Mercy
- Pardon
- Ordo salutis
- Regeneration (theology)
- Sacrament of Penance
