Litany of Confession: Jeremiah 14

Our wickedness has caught up with us, Lord.
We have turned away from you
and sinned against you again and again.
O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble,
why are you like a stranger to us?
Why are you like a traveler passing through the land,

stopping only for the night?
You are right here among us, Lord.

We are known as your people.
Please don’t abandon us now!

O My people,

You love to wander far from me
and do not restrain yourselves.
Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people.
Now I will remember all your wickedness

and will punish you for your sins.

Lord, have you completely rejected us?
Have you wounded us past all hope of healing?
We hoped for peace, but no peace came.
We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.

Lord, we confess our wickedness
and that of our ancestors, too.
We know that we have sinned against you.
For the sake of your reputation, Lord, do not abandon us.
Do not disgrace your own glorious throne.
Please remember us,
and do not break your covenant with us.

Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain?

Does it fall from the sky by itself?
No, you are the one, O Lord our God!
Only you can do such things.
So we will wait for you to help us.