Prayer of Confession, Palm Sunday B

​Call to Confession

The gate of the Lord has opened that the righteous might enter through it. Made righteous only by the grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, let us confess our sin before him and seek mercy.

Prayer of Confession

Too soon our joyful praises
Turn to shouts of hateful rage
And we take off our celebration clothes
And quickly turn the page.

The jostling just to see you
Turns to apathy at best
And we leave our gifts behind
To be trampled by the rest.

Jesus, Son of God, have mercy.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy.

When the dust has hardly settled
We are oft among the throng
That denies we ever knew you,
Sometimes the ones who do you wrong.

Forgive our faithlessness, O God.
Forgive our bold betrayal
And restore our hearts to you, O God,
Our desire for Life, enable.

Jesus, Son of God, have mercy.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy.

Assurance of God’s Grace

The Lord has answered us and has become our salvation. Thanks be to God! In the name of Jesus Christ we are forgiven!

Since we have been forgiven 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.