Here’s
a prayer of confession inspired by Jeremiah 29. It was written by Ann Bell
Worley, and posted on the Baylor
University website.
Confession
(inspired by Jeremiah
29)
Merciful God,
we
confess that we have hidden our light
and
failed to share the love of Christ.
We
have walked away from the people Jesus came to serve,
from
the cities and towns where he carried out his ministry.
We
have chosen instead to make our home
in
the isolated places where Jesus retreated for prayer.
And
even there,
our
prayers have been mostly for ourselves.
We
have deemed our church an escape from (name of city or town),
rather
than a sanctuary for it.
We
have deemed ourselves your chosen people
but
forsaken the ministry of reconciliation.
In
your infinite mercy,
forgive
us our sins
and
set us on the path of true righteousness,
that
we may find the joy of our salvation
as
we seek the welfare of the world around us,
especially
our city of (name). Amen.
~
written by Ann Bell Worley, copyright © 2006 The Center for Christian
Ethics. Posted on the Baylor University website. http://www.baylor.edu/christianethics/CitiesandTownsWorshipWorley.pdf
