Here’s
a prayer of confession and words of assurance inspired by the suggested
scripture readings for Proper 29, Year B. They were written by Rev. Mindi and
posted on the Rev-o-lution blog.
Prayer of Brokenness/Confession
Sovereign
God,
we
confess we have given idols power over us,
the
idols of power and wealth, fame and security.
We
confess we have fallen into the ways of this world
and
have forgotten our kindred in Christ.
We
have lost sight of the reign of God here on earth,
and
instead have allowed the idols of the world to rule over us.
Forgive
us.
Call
us into Your reign,
to
declare You the One who has power over us
because
Your power is love.
Call
us to love our neighbors as ourselves,
and
to work for justice, show mercy, and love one another
in
the name of Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Jesus
came to us not to reign as a king over us,
but
to serve us,
and
to show us the way of God is the way of love.
Jesus
said the first would be last and the last would be first.
Jesus
called us to become humble and serve one another,
and
that the most important commandment
was
to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves.
This
is the way of our Sovereign.
Go,
knowing you are forgiven,
and
love and serve one another,
especially
our neighbors in need,
as
Christ serves us. Amen.
