Prayer of Confession, P+12B

Call to Confession

All we like sheep have gone astray;
    we have all turned to our own way,
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6)
Let us confess our iniquities and see God's mercy:

Prayer of Confession

God of mercy and compassion,
your steadfast love knows no end,
yet we love conditionally,
placing rules not only on who we will love
and when
and where
and why
but also on who others can love
and when
and where
and why
and how.
With you there is great power to redeem,
but we burn in anger
toward not only those who cause us injury
but also those we perceive have caused us injury,
mostly because they do not think as we think
or express themselves as we express ourselves
or live as we live.
Forgive us, we pray.
Help us to set aside this anger 
which feeds only our greedy egos
and dance into the joy of redemption from our
own sin
as we invite others to join us
instead of condemning them to Hell
in loveless hypocrisy.

Assurance of God's Grace

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace ... (Ephesians 1:7) 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.