Here’s
a prayer of confession from John van de Laar’s Sacredise.com website.
Prayer
(inspired by Luke 18:
9-14)
So
many voices trumpet their greatness,
so
many images boast of their beauty,
flaunt
their power,
squander
their wealth;
and
all too many of them do so in your name, Jesus.
And
here we are in a world which is daily broken
by
the foolish arrogance
of
men and women just like us;
And
so we pray for the healing of humility
to
flood every corner of our world:
wherever
there is exploitation
and God-imaged people
are dehumanised;
wherever
there is neglect
and the needs of the
poorest are ignored;
wherever
there is disdain,
and the sacred value
of creatures and earth are denied;
wherever
there is violence,
and the gifts of
difference and dignity are rejected.
Wherever
people are tempted to think of themselves
as
better than others,
more
worthy, more deserving, more important to you,
may your humility
break in and challenge us,
reminding us of our
brokenness and need,
and teaching us to
serve and to love everyone
with the grace and
humility you show toward us.
Amen.
