Here’s a prayer of thanksgiving and confession
for Epiphany. It was written by Cheryl Lawrie, and posted on [hold this
space].
Prayer for Epiphany
We thank you God that you know what it is to be
human
Fragile and vulnerable,
searching for ways to stay alive in dangerous
and complicated times
We thank you that you know the struggles and
temptations
of living in darkness.
And we thank you that you give light to the
world.
We confess that sometimes it’s easier to stay
in the shadows,
where things can stay hidden,
where people can’t see our cracks and flaws.
Cast your light on our darkness
and forgive us, God of love.
We confess that we have at times brought
darkness
into the world by our anger, our selfishness,
our violence.
Cast your light on our darkness
and forgive us, God of love.
We confess that we are sometimes skeptical of
light
and find it easier to trust its absence.
Cast your light on our darkness
and forgive us, God of love.
And in this silence,
bring the confessions that are on your heart
and mind
into the light of God’s love
[silence]
We know in faith that God restores and renews,
and that our sins are forgiven.
Thanks be to God.
~ written by Cheryl Lawrie and posted on [hold
this space]. http://holdthisspace.org.au/
