Here’s
a prayer of confession from the United Church of Christ’s Worship Ways website.
Confession
In
the lives of neighbors who suffer brokenness and pain:
We confess you are
still speaking!
In
the struggle of the poor whose rights are not honored:
We confess you are
still speaking!
In
a world crying out for wisdom, love and mercy:
We confess you are
still speaking!
In
a world calling for the blessing of truth:
We confess you are
still speaking! Bless us to hear!
Let
us confess together:
We confess that in
our lives we often hide behind
our work and play,
schools and jobs, fun and fashion.
We let ourselves get
so busy
that we forget the
cause of the poor and the suffering.
We confess we allow
the powers of this world
to seduce us into
selfishness
and silence our
witness.
Teach us to champion
the cause for justice for all,
strengthen us to love
our neighbor
and speak truth no
matter the penalty. Amen.
Assurance of God’s
Love
The
Word of God assures us
that
we are able to love through the Spirit of Christ.
Let
us go from this place with authority,
knowing
that God’s Word gives us strength
to
love our neighbors near and far
and
power to speak up for those who are broken.
Thanks
to the Word of God!
~
from Empowered to Love and Speak Truth, written by LT Leticia Rouser, a chaplain in the United States Navy. Posted
on the United Church of Christ’s Worship
Ways website. http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/
