“Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sin” (Psalm 51:1)

David’s psalm of confession after committing adultery with Bathsheba. He prayed for forgiveness not because he deserved it, but according to God’s great love. God ultimately answered David’s prayer by sending Jesus. Have you sinned? Cry out to Jesus. He forgives according to His great mercy, not according to your desert.