Prayer of Confession, OT 33A

Call to Confession

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

Prayer of Confession

Over and over
and over and over
and over and over and over
we fail you,
God,
doing what is evil
in your sight.
Forgetting your commandment
to serve only you,
we serve many gods.
Our hearts are divided.
Rebelling against your commandment
to love our neighbor,
we speak and behave out of anger
and hatred
born of fear.
Forgive us, we pray,
though we do not deserve it,
and free us from the enslavement
we have brought upon ourselves
as a result.

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, removing it as far as the east is from the west and 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.