Prayer of Confession, Advent 3C

Call to Confession

For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king; he will save us. Isaiah 33:22

Prayer of Confession, Advent 3C

Mighty Warrior,
Commander of Love Armies,
hear our prayers of gratitude
for you have erased our guilt.
We continue to live as those imprisoned
by our sin,
but you have won the battle
for you are fierce,
even in your capacity for compassion.
Mighty Warrior,
Commander of Love Armies,
hear our prayers of thanksgiving
for you have lifted our burdens.
We continue to live as those worn down
from despair,
but you have set us free
by the power of your Word.
Mighty Warrior,
Commander of Love Armies,
hear our prayers of praise
for you have returned us
to the land of our ancestors ...
a land flowing with milk and honey ...
a land of hope
known as the kingdom of Heaven,
present among us
here and now.
We have not been good citizens
of your kingdom
for we pass judgment
when ours have been reversed,
we have not loved
as we have been loved,
we have kept the disabled
disabled
and have oppressed the poor.
Forgive us, we pray,
and restore to us the joy of your salvation.

Assurance of God's Grace

Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. Revelation12:10 In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!

Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another. The peace of Christ be with you.
Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this day.