Here’s
a prayer of confession for the 5th Sunday in Lent, Year B. It was
written by Rev. Terri Peterson and posted on LiturgyLink.
Confession:
Hardened Hearts
(inspired by
Jeremiah 31:31-34)
Covenant-making
God,
you
use every possible means to reach us,
breathing your Spirit in us,
breathing your Spirit in us,
calling
us by name,
showing us symbols of your promise,
showing us symbols of your promise,
offering
us a new way of life.
We
confess that our hearts are hardened.
We choose certainty over faith,
We choose certainty over faith,
anxiety
over courage,
independence
over compassion.
We turn our eyes from our neighbours in need,
and from stories of despair,
We turn our eyes from our neighbours in need,
and from stories of despair,
and
from pleas for peace,
and from anything that might bring tears to our eyes,
for we prefer our own comfort.
We get caught up in our own needs and desires,
and forget you have made us to be your people, together.
and from anything that might bring tears to our eyes,
for we prefer our own comfort.
We get caught up in our own needs and desires,
and forget you have made us to be your people, together.
Engrave
your word on our hard hearts again, O God.
Then break them open for what breaks yours,
that your word might sink in and become a part of us,
so we might truly live
Then break them open for what breaks yours,
that your word might sink in and become a part of us,
so we might truly live
as
if you are our God and we are your people.
We pray in the name of the One
We pray in the name of the One
whose
love breaks all bounds,
Jesus
the Christ. Amen.
~
written by Rev. Terri Peterson and posted on LiturgyLink.
