Here’s a prayer of confession from Bruce Prewer.
Confession
& Assurance
We
come to God, not to justify ourselves but to repent and trust the saving grace
of Christ Jesus.
Let
us pray.
Look
upon us, loving Saviour, sift our thoughts
and
assess our feelings.
Deal
firmly with those things that have inhibited our love
and
diverted our energies.
Loving God, whatever you see
as self-righteous, censure,
as twisted, straighten,
as heartless, soften,
as fruitless, prune,
as infected, cleanse.
Flood your relentless Spirit through our whole being,
sweeping away guilt and its lethargy,
and by the saving grace of Christ Jesus,
heal the hidden springs of our personality.
Thank
you, Holy Friend, for answering our prayers
before
we get round to asking them,
and
for doing much more than we ask or think.
Through
your Son and our Saviour;
Amen
Words of Assurance
In
Christ Jesus we are a radically renewed community.
Thanks be to God!
Old
things are done away with, all things become new.
Thanks be to God!
We
are agents of grace and reconciliation.
Thanks be to God!
With
every step or stumble, Christ will be with us.
Thanks be to God!
~
written by Bruce Prewer, and posted on Bruce
Prewer’s Home Page. http://www.bruceprewer.com/
