Here’s
a prayer of confession on the theme of hospitality. It was posted on the website of the Columbia Presbyterian Church.
Unison Prayer of Confession
For
the times we are afraid of the stranger,
for
the times we refuse the stranger,
because
we think our resources are just too meager,
Lord,
forgive us.
For
the times we stereotype the stranger
as
enemy,
as
dangerous,
as
inferior somehow,
Lord,
forgive us.
For
the times we are too busy trying to impress our guests—
the
times we think we are being hospitable,
but
instead serve only our own needs—
Lord,
forgive us.
For
the times we miss the gift of the stranger,
for
the times we close our door in fear,
for
the times we miss your face in the other,
Lord,
have mercy. Forgive us.
~
from the Columbia Presbyterian Church, Decatur,
Georgia. http://www.cpcdecatur.org/images/documents/4-26-09%20Bulletin.pdf
