Here’s a corporate act of confession inspired by
Genesis 3 and 1 Corinthians 15. It was written by Greg Scheer.
Call to Confession
Since
the Garden, God has been calling to us, “Where are you?”
Since
the Garden, humans have been hiding in shame.
Let’s
stop hiding and bring our sins to light.
Prayer of Confession
Our
God, you created the world and called it good.
You
created man and woman in your image
and
called them very good.
But
we have been deceived by half-truths and false promises.
We
have tasted temptation and it is bitter in our mouths.
We
thought our desire for forbidden fruit would bring us wisdom,
but
it brought us only the curse of pain and death.
Please
cover us in your love.
Take
away our sin.
Restore
our relationship with you, our God.
Words of Assurance
1
Corinthians 15 tells us:
For since death came through a man,
the resurrection of the dead comes also
through a man.
For as in Adam all die,
so in Christ all will be made alive.
Thanks be to God!
He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Amen!
~ written by Greg Scheer (www.gregscheer.com).
Permission granted for non-commercial use.
