Here’s a corporate act of confession inspired by Jeremiah 18:1-11
and/or Isaiah 64:8. It was posted on the website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
Prayer of Confession
(inspired by Jeremiah
18:1-11, Isaiah 64:8)
God, You are the Potter and we are the clay.
But we are aware that today, and yesterday, and the day before that,
we have lived as though it’s only about us.
We have lived as though we are the potters, not the clay.
O
Steady One, hear now our thoughts, our regrets, our confessions for the
times
when we have acted selfishly, as though only what we want, matters.
when we have acted selfishly, as though only what we want, matters.
Silent prayers of confession
With this confession, we remember
You are the Potter, we are the clay.
O
Steady One, sometimes when we charge ahead
without
thinking about how our words and actions will impact others,
things
turn out wrong or ugly.
We
think of broken relationships with family members,
with
friends, even within the church.
Hear
our thoughts and our regrets for the times today and yesterday
when
things have turned out wrong or kind of ugly.
Silent prayers of confession
With this confession, we remember
You are the Potter, we are the clay.
O
Steady One,
forgive
us when we act with disregard for all that you have created.
Forgive
us for over-consuming,
for
looking for the next new thing
and
throwing away what is still perfectly good.
Forgive
us for the ways we pollute and exploit your good earth.
Forgive
us for oil spills and land mines
and
many other things we do that destroy and maim your creation.
Hear
our thoughts and our regrets
for
the ways that we have taken your creation for granted.
Silent prayers of confession
With this confession, we remember
You are the Potter, we are the clay.
O
Steady One,
why
did we think that we could be in charge and it would turn out right?
We come longing for a change in our heart, for healing,
We come longing for a change in our heart, for healing,
for
new opportunities to get the order of things right.
With
this confession, we remember that the right order is that…
You are the Potter, we are the clay.
You are the Potter, we are the clay.
~
posted on the Manitoba/Northwestern
Ontario Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada website. http://www.mnosynod.org/crosswordsept23-10-clayideas.html
