Here’s
a prayer of confession from John Birch’s Faith
and Worship website.
Prayer of Confession
“The
eyes of all look to you in hope;
you
give them their food as they need it.
When you open your hand,
When you open your hand,
you
satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.” Psalm 145:15-16
You have given us a world of beauty, and we have spoilt it.
A world to feed us, and so many go hungry.
A world of riches, and we are unwilling to share.
A world to care for, and we think only of ourselves.
Forgive us, gracious God,
for those times your heart is saddened by our selfishness;
for those times we have no thought for others, no cares but ours.
Enable us to see this world anew as a gift from you, to be shared and nurtured,
and those who live upon it to be loved and cared for. Amen
A world to feed us, and so many go hungry.
A world of riches, and we are unwilling to share.
A world to care for, and we think only of ourselves.
Forgive us, gracious God,
for those times your heart is saddened by our selfishness;
for those times we have no thought for others, no cares but ours.
Enable us to see this world anew as a gift from you, to be shared and nurtured,
and those who live upon it to be loved and cared for. Amen
