Almighty God; we enter your presence confessing the things we try to conceal from you and the things we try to conceal from others. We confess the heartbreak, worry, and sorrow we have caused, that make it difficult for others to forgive us, the times we have made it easy for others to do wrong, the harm we have done…
Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which…
Almighty Father; we enter your presence confessing the things we try to hide from you and the things we try to hide from others. We confess the heartbreak, worry, and sorrow we have caused, that make it difficult for others to forgive us, the times we have made it easy for others to do wrong, the harm we have done…
God, be merciful to me; On Thy grace I rest my plea; In Thy vast, abounding grace, My transgressions all erase. Wash me wholly from my sin; Cleanse from every ill within. For my sins before me rise, Ever present to my eyes. I have sinned ‘gainst Thee alone. In Thy sight this evil done; That Thy judgment may be…
Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, whose face is hidden from us by our sins, and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts: cleanse us from all our offences, and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, that with reverent and humble hearts we may draw near to you, confessing…
I repent, Lord. I repent. I have been wrong in supposing that I could manage my own life and be my own god; I have been wrong in thinking I had, or could get, the strength, education and training to make it on my own; I trust that God in Jesus Christ is telling me the truth. I…
I pray for all those whom I have in any way grieved, vexed, oppressed, or scandalized, by word or deed, knowingly or unknowingly, that you may forgive all our sins and offences against each other. Take away, O Lord, from our hearts all suspiciousness, indignation, anger, and contention, and whatever is calculated to wound charity or to lessen love of…
Lord God, Lover of my soul, you have done so much for me. You have made known to me the path of life and filled me with joy in your presence (Psalm 16:11). Yet, I confess that I am prone to wander, prone to leave the God I love. Please have mercy on my feeble and fickle heart, and help…
Jesus, my feet are dirty. Come even as a slave to me, pour water into your bowl, come and wash my feet. In asking such a thing I know I am overbold, but I dread what was threatened when you said to me, “If I do not wash your feet I have no fellowship with you.” Wash my feet then,…
Lord God, Come quickly and reign on Your throne within me! For something rises and tries to take possession of your throne; Pride, greed, uncleanness and laziness want to be my kings. And then evil-words, anger, hatred, and a whole band of evil join the war trying to rule me. I resist them, I cry out against them. I say…
O Changeless God, Under the conviction of the Spirit I learn that The more I do, the worse I am, The more I know, the less I know, The more holiness I have, the mores sinful I am, The more I love, the more there is to love. O wretched man that I am! O Lord, I have a wild…
Lord God, take my heart, for I cannot give it to you. And when you have it keep it, For I would not take it from you. And save me in spite of myself, For Christ’s sake. – Francois de Salignac (1651-1715)