Here’s an act of confession written by Bruce Prewer.
Confession & Assurance
God’s love is relentless;
it is always seeking the forgiveness and restitution
of the wayward, rebellious and the lost.
Let us pray.
Relentless God of love, you have raised Jesus from death
to be the power of love always in our midst
We confess
our failure to fully entertain and trust his love.
We have not loved you, God, with his joyous enthusiasm.
We have not loved others with his burning compassion.
We have not even loved ourselves sufficiently to fully nurture
our own lives in the love and liberty of Christ Jesus.
Consequently
our characters are stunted, our achievements flawed,
our peace is fractured, and our happiness is diminished.
God of indefatigable mercy,
please overthrow those feelings and thoughts
which have become barriers against the inflowing of your truth and love.
Please enter the stubborn or fearful corners of our being
with your light and your forgiveness.
Restore us to the joy of your salvation and renew a right spirit with us.
Through Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Amen!
People of God, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ
and you shall be rescued and healed!
His mercy is not rationed out in qualified amounts,
but overflows the banks of history with prodigious generosity.
You are a forgiven family.
Thanks be to God!
— written by Bruce Prewer, and posted on Bruce Prewer’s Homepage. Visit his site for other wonderful lectionary-based worship resources.
