Here’s a
prayer of confession inspired by the story of the prodigal son (Luke 15:1-32).
It was posted on the Monthly Prayers (now
Weekly Worship) page of the Christian Aid website.
Prayer of Confession
(inspired by Luke 15:1-32)
Beloved
God,
with the eagerness of a child,
with the eagerness of a child,
you wait
for our coming,
with the urgency of a mother,
with the urgency of a mother,
you long
for our return
with the anxious heart of a father,
with the anxious heart of a father,
your arms
ache to hold us.
The disappointment,
The disappointment,
the
judgment,
the
turning away,
that’s us, not you.
that’s us, not you.
Forgive us and heal us
of everything in us
that
recoils from our common humanity.
You have given us such worth;
help us to take all creation at your valuation
and to know ourselves,
You have given us such worth;
help us to take all creation at your valuation
and to know ourselves,
and all
your children,
precious
and loved.
~
originally posted on the Monthly Prayers page (now Weekly
Worship) of the Christian Aid website. https://www.christianaid.org.uk/churches/weekly-worship
