Baptist in a Pentecostal Wilderness

 Have you ever had unconfessed sin that keeps nagging at your spirit? When you're doing something that is "pleasing" to God, such as morning devotions? Happened this morning, had to stop, take a walk, and write this. Some context: The 1662 Book of Common Prayer begins every morning and evening with a call to acknowledge sin, confessing the sin to God, repenting of that sin, and being reminded of God's pardon, absolution, and restoration. It is a beautiful and powerful part of this devotional method. Beautiful because of it is well-written, Biblically meaty, and unapologetically true. Powerful for the same reasons and (IMO) its effectiveness. The effectiveness is getting to me right now so much that I'm fighting even reading or listening to it! A few years ago I said some ugly and wretched things to someone who (again, IMO) hurt me and treated my family poorly, but in those words I accused him of things that weren't totally true and cursed him. I would love to ...