Here’s a
prayer of confession inspired by James 3.
It comes from the Ministry Matters website.
Prayer
of Confession
(inspired by James 3)
O God,
we live our lives as best we can—
dealing with difficult relationships and situations,
putting failures and disappointments behind us,
and moving into each new day
with as much energy, goodwill,
and optimism as we can muster.
But here, right now,
we seldom have the right answers,
we seldom seek your higher wisdom in our lives,
we just move ahead.
Forgive us for not asking for your insight.
Fill us with your wisdom,
that we may live lives
of goodness and peace. Amen.
we live our lives as best we can—
dealing with difficult relationships and situations,
putting failures and disappointments behind us,
and moving into each new day
with as much energy, goodwill,
and optimism as we can muster.
But here, right now,
we seldom have the right answers,
we seldom seek your higher wisdom in our lives,
we just move ahead.
Forgive us for not asking for your insight.
Fill us with your wisdom,
that we may live lives
of goodness and peace. Amen.
Words
of Assurance
(inspired by James 3)
When we come before God in humility and honesty,
God draws near to us with forgiveness
and renewed blessing.
Thanks be to God!
God draws near to us with forgiveness
and renewed blessing.
Thanks be to God!
