Here’s
a prayer of confession inspired by Isaiah 65: 17-25. It was written by Dr. Tom Cheatham.
Prayer of Confession
(inspired by Isaiah
65: 17-25)
O
God, still creating,
we
hear your promises of a new day of joy and peace,
and we are skeptical.
and we are skeptical.
We
expect things to go on the same as they always have,
from bad to worse.
from bad to worse.
The
past will keep us guilty,
the future will make us afraid,
the future will make us afraid,
and
the present will burden us
with too little time and too much to do.
with too little time and too much to do.
Forgive our lack of faith,
our quickness to believe that you do not hear us,
and
our pessimism about tomorrow.
Do
a new thing in our hearts,
and
let us be glad and rejoice in your abundant care;
through
Christ we pray. Amen.
~ written by Dr. Tom Cheatham, a minister in the
Presbyterian Church (USA). He blogs at The
Connection. http://theconnection08.wordpress.com/
