Here’s an act of confession inspired by the
suggested scripture readings for Proper 29, Year C. It comes from Thom Shuman’s Lectionary Liturgies blog
Call
to Reconciliation
We
know that we have not lived as God hopes.
But
however fragmented we become,
God
longs to hold us together in grace and peace.
Let
us come with our prayers of confession and need
to the One who
prepares the way for our words.
Unison Prayer of Confession
Unison Prayer of Confession
In
these moments, Remembering God,
we bring to you all the ways we have not
lived as your people:
we stand by watching
while those in need struggle to survive;
we cast our lots with those
who worship power and success;
we offer insults rather than words of grace
to those who care for us;
we scoff at your words
which call us to a different lifestyle.
Forgive us, God of Mercy,
we bring to you all the ways we have not
lived as your people:
we stand by watching
while those in need struggle to survive;
we cast our lots with those
who worship power and success;
we offer insults rather than words of grace
to those who care for us;
we scoff at your words
which call us to a different lifestyle.
Forgive us, God of Mercy,
for
not knowing what we do to you,
to
others, to ourselves.
Speak
to us through Jesus Christ,
our
King and our Savior,
who
bears words filled with your tender mercy
and
gracious hope.
Silence is kept
Silence is kept
Assurance
of Pardon
This
is the good news: God remembers!
Not
our sins, not our foolish lives, not our rebellion.
God
remembers us—and redeems us!
God prepares the way for us:
God prepares the way for us:
the
way to grace, to hope, to new life.
Joyfully,
we offer our thanks to God. Amen.
~ written by Thom Shuman, and posted on Lectionary
Liturgies. http://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.ca/2010/11/reign-of-christ-c.html
