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The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Lex Orandi)

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On the whole, the Lex Orandi Series is rather good. I found their book on care for the ill and dying especially informative. I have in fact used protions of it in my own ministry (LCMS). Having said that, reconciliation is not something one hears much about in the Lutheran parish (or at the seminary for that matter!). Add the word 'sacrament' to reconciliation and it's enough to make a Lutheran cringe. Yet reconciliation is part and parcel of the Lord's Supper. I did not find this work to be laden with 'works' to make 'satisfaction' however satisfaction is part of the work, and a part that ought to be thought over carefully. There is no return to 'balance' within church communities, despite forgiveness and absolution, without making amends to the person offended. As far as a work being actually ordered by God as a precondition for forgiveness, there is no such 'order.' That being said, there is a balance that needs to be restored within the community between the persons in conflict--call it what you will.