Prayer of Confession, E5C

Call to Confession

Jesus asked, "Why do you notice the speck that is in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?" (Luke 6:41) Let us step up and acknowledge our sin before God and seek God's mercy.

Prayer of Confession

Sovereign God,
We are betrayers,
greedy,
and thinly disguising it
as righteous indignation.
We pretend
to care about the poor,
while we hoard resources
for ourselves,
justifying our behavior
with all sorts
of outlandish arguments,
only to prove ourselves
unworthy 
to be called your 
friends.
Forgive us, we pray.
Teach us what it means
to love our neighbor
extravagantly,
and to share what we have
generously
and in your name, 
that the world might understand
what it means to be your
​disciple.

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Assurance of God's Grace

I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10b I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:9 and 10b) Hear the Good News: 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 week.