Confession

Our evil deeds, and  .  .  .  our great trespass, seeing that Thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve.
Ezra recognized the extreme kindness of God in not punishing unduly. Ezra also recognized the fact that, as a nation, Israel hadn’t come up to God’s standard. In fact, they were great sinners. When we come to the point that we see ourselves as great sinners, God can and will bless. He wants us to confess to Him. He will take care of the rest.