confession

Out of the depths we cry to God, in our suffering and in our pain. 

Out of the depths God cries to us, asking us to repent, to return to God with our whole hearts, to admit our sin, and to accept forgiveness. 

Holy God, Creator of all that is, Giver of Grace and Life: 

Hear our prayer. 

There are chasms in our lives, deep valleys that separate us From one another and from You. We confess that we have allowed those rifts to grow, For fear of admitting our part in the separation, For fear of being rejected when we reach out. You call us to a reconciled life, to healed relationships, To a wholeness with each other and with You. 

Mend us, we pray, and make us new creations.

Holy God, hear our prayer: 

For the mending of our hearts, torn apart by our unkindness; 

For the healing of our souls, wasting away from the despair around us; 

For the forgiveness we seek for the sin we have allowed to persist;

For the reconciliation of the world, whose division condemns us; 

We pray for the courage to admit our fault, the strength to amend our actions, and the hope that your grace awaits us.

In Your Son's name we pray,

Amen

 

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