Here’s an intergenerational confession based on Matthew 22:34-40. It was written by Carolyn Brown.
Intergenerational Prayer of Confession
(based on Matthew 22: 34-40)
Jesus told us to love God with all our heart,
but we often love our jobs, our homes,
but we often love our jobs, our homes,
and our own possessions more than we love God.
Jesus told us to love God with all our soul,
But we put more soul into our music,
our sports, and our hobbies than into expressing our love of God.
Jesus told us to love God with all our mind,
But we seldom study the Bible as much
as we study our schoolbooks or bankbooks.
Jesus also told us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves,
but we spend hours meeting our wants and needs
and minutes finding excuses for not taking care of others.
Forgive us, Lord.
Help us to remember and obey your commands.
For we pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Jesus gave us commands so that we would know how to live.
But Jesus also died so that we could be forgiven
when we fail to live up to those commands.
We are commanded and forgiven because we are loved.
Thanks be to God!
—written by Carolyn Brown, on the Worship for Kids page of the Ministry Matters website. Visit there for other great suggestions for intergenerational worship on October 23, 2011.
For more worship resources related to this text, or other texts for October 23, 2011 (the nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost), click on Proper 25A in the list of “Labels” at the lower right side of the page.
For other resources related to confession, click on Confession or words of assurance in the list of “Labels” at the lower right side of the page, or see this Confession & Assurance index.
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