Here’s
is a prayer of confession based on the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:
25-37). It was written by Thom Shuman,
and posted on Lectionary Liturgies.
Unison Prayer of Confession
(inspired by Luke 10:
25-37)
They may not be
beaten down or lying by the road,
but there are people
we pass by, Watching God.
Some are family and
friends
we take so much for
granted
we cannot see how we
have stripped
them of our love and
compassion.
Others are neighbors:
who have been left
half-dead by crushing work;
who have fallen into
the hands of despair;
who have been
abandoned by all those
who walked on by
them.
Many are strangers,
people we don't know,
but quickly judge:
they are weak,
or poor,
or the enemy
or because they remind
us of who
we once were, or
could become.
Rescue us from the
power of our sins,
Righteous One of all
generations.
Pour out your justice
on us,
rather than your
judgement,
that we would be
moved with pity,
and spurred to
action;
that we would hear of
the hope that is ours,
and share it with our
sisters and brothers;
that we would shower
mercy on all we meet,
even as we have
received forgiveness for our sins
through Jesus Christ,
our Lord and Savior.
~
written by Thom Shuman, and posted on Lectionary
Liturgies. http://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.ca/
