Prayer of Confession, Transfiguration Sunday, Year B

Call to Confession

Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth,
    for the Lord has spoken:
I reared children and brought them up,
    but they have rebelled against me. (Isaiah 1:2)
Let us confess our rebellion against the Lord and seek the Lord's mercy:

Prayer of Confession

Forgive us, God,
for we have failed to look upon your creation
with wonder.
We no longer marvel at your mystery
or delight in your imagination
or attempt to grasp the systems you have put in place
that gives each creature a life span 
and a process for maturation.
We shun responsibility for stewardship
and take on an attitude of entitlement
that places humankind in a position of superiority ...
and not even all humankind,
but certain races 
and genders
and patterns of conformity.
Hear our prayers for grace, O God!
Hear our prayers for transformation!
Help us to see the perfection of beauty in every thing
and every one.
Help us to hear your voice in the tempest,
and cleanse our hearts with the Spirit's fire!
You alone are righteous, O God.
Teach us to love one another
with deep gratitude for mystery
and appreciation for our differences.

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. 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.