Prayer of Confession, P+21C

Call to Confession

and shall confess the sin that has been committed. The person shall make full restitution for the wrong, adding one-fifth to it and giving it to the one who was wronged. (Numbers 5:7) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy:

Prayer of Confession

This is us, God.
We are Zaccheus.
We pretend to be righteous,
but when no one is looking 
(and sometimes when they are),
we take what isn't ours.
We are gluttons ...
hoarders.
We behave as if we are
entitled.
We are not worthy to be
in your presence,
yet we long to see you,
to hear your voice,
to be near you.
Forgive us, we pray.
Transform us.
Teach us the compassion
and empathy
and grace
that you have shown us
in Christ.

Assurance of God's Grace

Once you were not a people,
    but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
    but now you have received mercy. (1 Peter 2:10) 
People of God, in Jesus Christ, hear the Good News: In Jesus Christ, mercy is ours, and 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.