Prayer of Confession, E4B

Call to Confession

If we say we are without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. Let us then confess our sin and seek God's mercy.

Prayer of Confession

Lost in the wilderness, we tremble in fear:
fearful that we will not
survive,
so we start to bargain our way
into new associations
with power,
selling ourselves
and our community
for our own security;
fearful of change,
we sabotage
efforts
towards justice for our neighbor
because we cannot envision
a world in which
power
and abundance
are shared by
all.

Forgive us,
we pray,
and open our minds
to a new way of being,
to a your radical leadership
raised up from
among us.
Quell our fears,
and empower us to stand
with courage
in the face
of uncertainty,
and speak
truth.

Assurance of God's Grace

God has promised that when we confess our sin, God who is faithful and just, will forgive us our sin and remove it as far as the east is from the west, remembering it no more. 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.