Here’s a prayer of confession inspired by Genesis
15: 1-18. It comes from the Worship Ways
Archive.
Prayer of Confession
(inspired by Genesis
15: 1-18)
We hear the call to
trust in God always,
But honestly, some days
our stresses and doubts
are even more real to us
than God, and trust is elusive.
We remember how Abram
dared to believe in God’s promises,
But belief like that is
hard to come by.
We are often inclined to
think,
“God helps those who help themselves,”
instead of daring to
rely on the word of our Creator.
When the world seems
filled with dangers,
we can be quick to
protect ourselves,
And we forget the wisdom
of scripture,
which reminds us that we
find traces of evil both
outside and inside of
ourselves.
With God’s help, we
confront our fears and struggles,
and we call upon a power
greater than our own to resist their pull.
Hear us, Holy One, as we
confess our frailty and failings.
Silent prayers of
confession
Words of Assurance
Though fear should beset
us;
though danger cause us
to close up our doors;
though troubles assail
and lead us away from the ways of grace;
only one thing is
necessary:
just turn back to God’s
promise of grace.
Remember that God is
reaching out with loving arms,
and let yourself be
held.
Only ask for
forgiveness, and it is ours:
know that in this moment
we have asked
and in Christ Jesus, we
are forgiven.
Thanks be to God! Amen.
