Celebrant: Gracious Heavenly Father, we confess that we have rebelled against you and ignored your commandments. You love us as children, yet we run from you like prodigals, denying your authority in our lives and breaking your commandments.
All: Forgive us our Father, and have mercy upon us.
Celebrant: Lord Jesus, you are the Good Shepherd, and have laid down your life for
your flock. Yet we confess that we have strayed as sheep, and ignored our Shepherd. We have sought to be our own saviors through seeking our own pleasures, and pursuing our own selfish agendas.
All: Forgive us Lord Jesus, and have mercy upon us.
Celebrant: Spirit of Truth, you are the Comforter, and have come to lead us in paths of righteousness. Yet we confess that we resist your work in our lives, and grieve you continuously, failing to do the things you lead us to do, and deliberately pursuing things you lead us away from.
All: Forgive us O Lord, and have mercy upon us.
Celebrant: Hear us now as we individually confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession]
Celebrant: O Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
All: Have mercy on us. In your compassion forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness, for your name’s sake. Grant us repentant hearts, and keep us close to you. These things we ask for your glory, that your will might be done on earth, and in our lives, even as it is done in Heaven. Amen.
