Here’s a prayer of
confession for Advent. It was written by Rev. Jan Brooks at the Cottonwood
Falls Presbyterian Church.
Prayer of Confession for Advent
(inspired by Isaiah 7:14 and Luke 1:26-38)
O Holy God of Promise,
we so often place our
trust in the things we can see,
and touch, and easily
believe.
But you did not ask us to
believe what is easy,
you have asked us to
believe what is true!
Forgive us, Holy One,
when we doubt the ways you work.
Forgive us when we find
it hard to believe an ancient story.
Forgive us we question
how you chose to enter the world,
born as one of us.
Forgive our lack of faith
and belief
in ways which seem so
impossible to believe.
Help us to look in faith,
open our belief, and set aside our doubts
that you sent your Son,
born of a virgin –
the one who has come to
set us all free.
We offer these prayers in
the name of your Son,
Emmanuel, God with us.
Amen.
~
written by Rev. Jan Brooks, Cottonwood Falls Presbyterian Church.
