Celebrant: O Lord, in your providence and great love you have provided a Passover Lamb for the redemption of your people that we might not taste death but know life eternal.
All: Yet we have forgotten that our redemption has made us your children, and freed us from the tyranny of sin. We have ignored our Savior, and returned to idols that can never return our love, or satisfy our souls. We confess that both our individualism and our desires to glorify ourselves have dishonored you, and brought misery to our lives.
Celebrant: Hear us now Father as we individually confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession]
Celebrant: Great God of grace and compassion, and Father of all mercies, From the beginning of humanity, you have shown mercy to those who would humble themselves. We do so now and acknowledge our hearts are proud, and our desires are wrong.
All: Forgive us this day for our many failings, and remove from us forever the stain of our sin. Grant that we may walk humbly in the light of your Word. In the perfect name of Jesus we seek your forgiveness. Amen.
Showing posts with label Prayers of Confession. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prayers of Confession. Show all posts
Friday, October 26, 2007
Confession: Christ came to se the captives free...
Celebrant: Christ came to set the captives free. Let us now confess our sins in his name, and experience the freedom God offers.
All: Most holy and merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess before you our sinful nature – prone to evil and slow to do good – and all our shortcomings and offenses against you. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love.
Celebrant: Hear us now as we individually confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession.]
Celebrant: God of grace and compassion, and Father of all mercies,
All: Have mercy on us, who are ashamed and sorry for all things in which we have displeased you. Teach us to hate our errors. Cleanse us from our secret faults, and forgive our sins for the sake of your dear Son. In your mercy send your purifying grace into our hearts, that we may henceforth live in your light and walk in your ways, according to the commandments of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All: Most holy and merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess before you our sinful nature – prone to evil and slow to do good – and all our shortcomings and offenses against you. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love.
Celebrant: Hear us now as we individually confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession.]
Celebrant: God of grace and compassion, and Father of all mercies,
All: Have mercy on us, who are ashamed and sorry for all things in which we have displeased you. Teach us to hate our errors. Cleanse us from our secret faults, and forgive our sins for the sake of your dear Son. In your mercy send your purifying grace into our hearts, that we may henceforth live in your light and walk in your ways, according to the commandments of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Confession: Ascension Sunday
Celebrant: God of grace, and Father of all mercies, as we celebrate this day the ascension of our Lord Jesus into the glories of heaven, we are reminded of how far his ways are above ours. We confess that while he is kind, loving and compassionate, we are not.
All: Though Christ has called us into his glorious light, we confess that we often return to the shadows to hide our wretchedness. Though called by Christ to be his friends, we have betrayed his love, and lived as traitors. Though Christ has given himself as our atonement, we continually seek to justify ourselves.
Celebrant: O God you are full of compassion and patience – hear us now as we confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession.]
Celebrant: Merciful Lord Jesus, who sits now crowned with glory at the right hand of the Father,
All: You have promised to go before your people, and to prepare a place for us in the kingdom of your Father, that we may one day reign with you. Grant that we would this day claim these promises, and look to another day when you will return in power and majesty, to establish justice, and remove all sin forever. Amen.
All: Though Christ has called us into his glorious light, we confess that we often return to the shadows to hide our wretchedness. Though called by Christ to be his friends, we have betrayed his love, and lived as traitors. Though Christ has given himself as our atonement, we continually seek to justify ourselves.
Celebrant: O God you are full of compassion and patience – hear us now as we confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession.]
Celebrant: Merciful Lord Jesus, who sits now crowned with glory at the right hand of the Father,
All: You have promised to go before your people, and to prepare a place for us in the kingdom of your Father, that we may one day reign with you. Grant that we would this day claim these promises, and look to another day when you will return in power and majesty, to establish justice, and remove all sin forever. Amen.
Confession: You promise forgiveness. We need it.
Celebrant: Father in heaven, you promise forgiveness, and we need it. We have broken your laws, being impressed with our own ability to direct our lives. We come to you dirty. Cleanse us as you promise.
All: Father, you also promise to give us new hearts, and we need them. Our root problem is not in our outward behavior. Our root problem lies in our hearts. We have strayed far from you. We have run after idols in search of happiness, significance and meaning. We come to you with corrupt hearts. Give us new ones as you promise.
Celebrant: You are the King of compassion and Father of all mercies – hear us now as we confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession]
Celebrant: Merciful God, you tell us in the scriptures that all your promises find their “Yes” in Christ. Thank-you that you adopted us as your children, and put the
Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
All: Fill us and renew us, that we might live our lives as befits the followers
of Christ. We ask these things for your glory, in his name. Amen.
All: Father, you also promise to give us new hearts, and we need them. Our root problem is not in our outward behavior. Our root problem lies in our hearts. We have strayed far from you. We have run after idols in search of happiness, significance and meaning. We come to you with corrupt hearts. Give us new ones as you promise.
Celebrant: You are the King of compassion and Father of all mercies – hear us now as we confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession]
Celebrant: Merciful God, you tell us in the scriptures that all your promises find their “Yes” in Christ. Thank-you that you adopted us as your children, and put the
Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
All: Fill us and renew us, that we might live our lives as befits the followers
of Christ. We ask these things for your glory, in his name. Amen.
Confession: We have ignored our Good Shepherd
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.
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.
Confession: Proclaiming our own goodness
Minister: God of all mercy and consolation, come to the aid of your people, turningus from our sin to live for you alone.
All: We confess we dishonor you by our words and thoughts and deeds. Depending on our own strength we stumble; proclaiming our own goodness, we sin; glorying in our own righteousness we corrupt everything we touch. Turning our faces from you, we desire the things of this world to satisfy us.
Minister: Merciful Father, hear us now as we make private confession to you...
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession.]
Minister: Almighty and most merciful Father,
All: Have mercy on us. We pray now, that you forgive our many sins, cleanse the darkness from our lives, and turn our faces towards you. Uphold us by your Spirit so that we may live and serve you in the newness of life, to the honor and glory of your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All: We confess we dishonor you by our words and thoughts and deeds. Depending on our own strength we stumble; proclaiming our own goodness, we sin; glorying in our own righteousness we corrupt everything we touch. Turning our faces from you, we desire the things of this world to satisfy us.
Minister: Merciful Father, hear us now as we make private confession to you...
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession.]
Minister: Almighty and most merciful Father,
All: Have mercy on us. We pray now, that you forgive our many sins, cleanse the darkness from our lives, and turn our faces towards you. Uphold us by your Spirit so that we may live and serve you in the newness of life, to the honor and glory of your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Confession: We are slow to acknowledge His rule...
Celebrant: Righteous God, you have crowned Jesus Christ as Lord of all. And you say in your Word that on the last day at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow and
every tongue confess that He is Lord.
All: Yet we confess that we have not bowed before him and are slow to acknowledge his rule. Instead we bow down and worship the idols of our hearts. We give allegiance to the powers of this world and fail to be governed by justice and love. We are rebellious subjects, ignoring the rule of our great King and running from his mercy and grace.
Celebrant: Merciful King, hear us now as we make honest confession to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession]
Celebrant: God of kindness and mercy and fountain of every grace,
All: In your mercy, forgive us. Raise us to acclaim Jesus as ruler of all, that we may be loyal ambassadors, obeying the commands of our Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
every tongue confess that He is Lord.
All: Yet we confess that we have not bowed before him and are slow to acknowledge his rule. Instead we bow down and worship the idols of our hearts. We give allegiance to the powers of this world and fail to be governed by justice and love. We are rebellious subjects, ignoring the rule of our great King and running from his mercy and grace.
Celebrant: Merciful King, hear us now as we make honest confession to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession]
Celebrant: God of kindness and mercy and fountain of every grace,
All: In your mercy, forgive us. Raise us to acclaim Jesus as ruler of all, that we may be loyal ambassadors, obeying the commands of our Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
Confession: We have turned our backs on you...
Celebrant: Almighty God, in the Scriptures you remind us of the gracious promises of your Covenant, that you will be our God and we will be your people. Although you have graciously placed the sign of your Covenant upon us in our baptism, we confess that we often turn our backs upon you, break our baptismal vows, and instead worship the idols of our hearts.
All: We admit that we have been unfaithful to you in our thoughts, our words and our behaviors. We have ignored your commandments, we
have not loved our neighbor as ourselves, we have not forgiven our enemies, and we have quenched the work of your Spirit by pursuing our own lusts.
Celebrant: Hear us now, as we silently confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession]
Celebrant: Most merciful God, you who dwell in holiness and desire truth in our inmost being,
All: For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.
All: We admit that we have been unfaithful to you in our thoughts, our words and our behaviors. We have ignored your commandments, we
have not loved our neighbor as ourselves, we have not forgiven our enemies, and we have quenched the work of your Spirit by pursuing our own lusts.
Celebrant: Hear us now, as we silently confess our sins to you.
[Silence for self-examination and personal confession]
Celebrant: Most merciful God, you who dwell in holiness and desire truth in our inmost being,
All: For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.
Confession: Bonds of Oppression
Celebrant: Let us confess our sins to God and one another.
People: Merciful God, we know that you love us and that you call us to fullness of life, but around us and within us we see the brokenness of the world and of our ways. Our successes leave us empty; our progress does not satisfy. We abuse your good gifts of imagination and freedom, intellect and reason, and have turned them into bonds of oppression. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Celebrant: Hear us now Father as we individually confess our sins to you.
(Silence for self-examination and personal confession).
Celebrant: God of grace and compassion, and Father of all mercies,
All: Our prosperous land is not the Promised Land of our longing. Forgive our willful neglect of your word, our insensitivity to the needs of others, and our failure to obey your Spirit that is within us. Help us, forgive us, and set us free to serve you in the world, as agents of your reconciling love in Jesus
Christ. Amen.
People: Merciful God, we know that you love us and that you call us to fullness of life, but around us and within us we see the brokenness of the world and of our ways. Our successes leave us empty; our progress does not satisfy. We abuse your good gifts of imagination and freedom, intellect and reason, and have turned them into bonds of oppression. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Celebrant: Hear us now Father as we individually confess our sins to you.
(Silence for self-examination and personal confession).
Celebrant: God of grace and compassion, and Father of all mercies,
All: Our prosperous land is not the Promised Land of our longing. Forgive our willful neglect of your word, our insensitivity to the needs of others, and our failure to obey your Spirit that is within us. Help us, forgive us, and set us free to serve you in the world, as agents of your reconciling love in Jesus
Christ. Amen.
Confession: Traditional
Merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you
with our whole heart and mind and strength.
We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
In your mercy forgive what we have been,
help us amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be,
so that we may delight in your will
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your holy name.
Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you
with our whole heart and mind and strength.
We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
In your mercy forgive what we have been,
help us amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be,
so that we may delight in your will
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your holy name.
Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Confession: We Confess our Wandering Hearts
Father, we come to you this morning as people who need to be redeemed. We need to be made whole. We confess that we need You to heal us for we cannot heal ourselves.
We confess our wandering hearts. We run after acceptance, prestige, wealth, order, pleasure and novelty in a desperate effort to heal our hearts. None of these can redeem us, none of these can make us whole. Yet we are slow to learn. Forgive us we pray.
We confess that we remain fixated on our own failures or the failures of others.
We quickly forget that your grace is infinite. We quickly forget that Jesus came, not to call the righteous, but the unrighteous.
Forgive us, God of mercy. Invade our lives by your Spirit and make us new.
That we may know the joy of abundant life given in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord.
Amen.
We confess our wandering hearts. We run after acceptance, prestige, wealth, order, pleasure and novelty in a desperate effort to heal our hearts. None of these can redeem us, none of these can make us whole. Yet we are slow to learn. Forgive us we pray.
We confess that we remain fixated on our own failures or the failures of others.
We quickly forget that your grace is infinite. We quickly forget that Jesus came, not to call the righteous, but the unrighteous.
Forgive us, God of mercy. Invade our lives by your Spirit and make us new.
That we may know the joy of abundant life given in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord.
Amen.
Confession: We Run From Your Embrace
Eternal God, whose promise to us is never broken, we confess that we fail to follow
you. Though you have bound yourself to us, we run from your embrace. In Jesus
Christ you serve us freely, but we refuse your love and withhold ourselves from
others. We do not love you fully or love one another as you command.
In your mercy, forgive and cleanse us. Lead us once again to your arms and unite us
to Christ, who is the bread of life and the vine from which we grow in grace. Lord,
have mercy on us for Christ’s sake. Amen.
you. Though you have bound yourself to us, we run from your embrace. In Jesus
Christ you serve us freely, but we refuse your love and withhold ourselves from
others. We do not love you fully or love one another as you command.
In your mercy, forgive and cleanse us. Lead us once again to your arms and unite us
to Christ, who is the bread of life and the vine from which we grow in grace. Lord,
have mercy on us for Christ’s sake. Amen.
Confession: Not Living Up to the Family Name
We confess, our Father, that we do not live up to the family name.
We are more ready to resent than to forgive,
more ready to manipulate than to serve,
more ready to fear than to love,
more ready to keep our distance than to welcome,
more ready to compete than to help.
At the root of all this behavior is mistrust.
We do not love one another as we should
because we do not believe that you love us as you do.
Forgive us our cold unbelief,
and make more vivid to us the meaning and depth of your love at the cross.
Show us what it cost you to give up your Son
that we might become your sons and daughters.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, our righteousness.
Amen.
We are more ready to resent than to forgive,
more ready to manipulate than to serve,
more ready to fear than to love,
more ready to keep our distance than to welcome,
more ready to compete than to help.
At the root of all this behavior is mistrust.
We do not love one another as we should
because we do not believe that you love us as you do.
Forgive us our cold unbelief,
and make more vivid to us the meaning and depth of your love at the cross.
Show us what it cost you to give up your Son
that we might become your sons and daughters.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, our righteousness.
Amen.
Confession: People who need to be redeemed...
Father, we come to you this morning as people who need to be redeemed. We need to be made whole. We confess that we need You to heal us for we cannot heal ourselves.
We confess our wandering hearts. We run after acceptance, prestige, wealth, order,
pleasure and novelty in a desperate effort to heal our hearts. None of these can redeem us, none of these can make us whole. Yet we are slow to learn. Forgive us we pray.
We confess that we remain fixated on our own failures or the failures of others.
We quickly forget that your grace is infinite. We quickly forget that Jesus came, not to call the righteous, but the unrighteous.
Forgive us, God of mercy. Invade our lives by your Spirit and make us new.
That we may know the joy of abundant life given in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord.
Amen.
We confess our wandering hearts. We run after acceptance, prestige, wealth, order,
pleasure and novelty in a desperate effort to heal our hearts. None of these can redeem us, none of these can make us whole. Yet we are slow to learn. Forgive us we pray.
We confess that we remain fixated on our own failures or the failures of others.
We quickly forget that your grace is infinite. We quickly forget that Jesus came, not to call the righteous, but the unrighteous.
Forgive us, God of mercy. Invade our lives by your Spirit and make us new.
That we may know the joy of abundant life given in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord.
Amen.
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