Prayer of Confession, E5A

Call to Confession

For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, ... (Hebrews 6:10) Let us confess our sin, and seek God's mercy.

Prayer of Confession

Lord God,
we come before you 
confessing that we have not turned
from evil
or delighted in your law.
Our focus is on creating discontent
to match the anger
that lives inside us.
We twist the meaning of righteousness
to fit our particular bent,
to call ourselves and those who agree with us
"righteous"
instead of humbly checking our beliefs
and behaviors
in the light of scripture,
but our social media memes betray our intent.
We are hardly gracious or merciful.
We define justice by how it impacts the powerful
rather than the powerless.
We do not extend generosity to the poor,
but hoard our resources out of distrust
and fear.
Forgive us, we pray,
and grant us the courage to re-examine our selves
according to the law of love
lived by Jesus, your Son, when he walked among us,
as an example of true righteousness
​and light.

Assurance of God's Grace

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, ... (Titus 2:11) Hear the Good News: in 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 week.