Here’s
a prayer of confession from the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Prayer of Confession
O
God, who sent gifts
of the Holy Spirit to those first saints,
We know you continue to send gifts to us,
even though we do not claim them.
We confess that we have not always opened our gifts.
We have often chosen to keep them packed away or buried.
of the Holy Spirit to those first saints,
We know you continue to send gifts to us,
even though we do not claim them.
We confess that we have not always opened our gifts.
We have often chosen to keep them packed away or buried.
Move
us, by your Spirit,
to pick up our presents, that you so freely give,
to open them and to spend them lavishly
on the stewardship of your world.
to pick up our presents, that you so freely give,
to open them and to spend them lavishly
on the stewardship of your world.
We
confess to you how often our thoughts and motives are confused,
both individually
and when we are together as your people,
and that this confusion has often blinded us
to your interest in our lives.
both individually
and when we are together as your people,
and that this confusion has often blinded us
to your interest in our lives.
Break
in on our confusion,
and astonish us anew, O God!
Our prayer is that you will claim us again
and silence within us our desire
to always have words for every occasion,
that we might hear the whisper of the wings of your Spirit dove.
and astonish us anew, O God!
Our prayer is that you will claim us again
and silence within us our desire
to always have words for every occasion,
that we might hear the whisper of the wings of your Spirit dove.
In
the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, we pray.
Amen.
~ from the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand website. http://presbyterian.org.nz/for-ministers/worship-resources
