The posture of the priest as intercessor: Lord, I am a person of unclean lips in the midst of a people of unclean lips.
The hope of the intercessor: The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounds in steadfast love. As far as east is from the west, so far does God remove our sins from us.
The life of the intercessor: Forgive us for the times we have offended God as we forgive those who have offended us.
