For all the things we have done wrong in the past
against God and against people,
we now ask the Lord and one another to forgive us.
against God and against people,
we now ask the Lord and one another to forgive us.
(PAUSE)
Lord Jesus, yours are the seasons and the ages.
Give us a new heart and a new spirit:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Jesus Christ, you are the beginning and the end
of all that is, including our lives.
Make a new beginning with all of us:
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you breathe your Spirit on all creation.
Make our old world new again:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Have mercy on us, Lord,
and let your forgiveness and love
come down on us day after day.
Lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
Give us a new heart and a new spirit:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Jesus Christ, you are the beginning and the end
of all that is, including our lives.
Make a new beginning with all of us:
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you breathe your Spirit on all creation.
Make our old world new again:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Have mercy on us, Lord,
and let your forgiveness and love
come down on us day after day.
Lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
— posted on Liturgy Alive: Models of Celebration.
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