There is a scene in Nehemiah 9 where the Israelites who have been brought back into the land after the exile confess their sins before the Lord. It’s a lengthy confession that details their unfaithfulness starting with Abram and continuing up until their current situation.
As I was thinking about it, I was struck by how different this confession is from some of the other ways we commonly respond to the consequences of our sin. And I thought it would make a good meditation for Good Friday.