Prayer Of Confession, August 11, 2024
O Christ our Peace, you have warned us to refrain from anger, to forsake wrath, and to surrender worry, for it leads only to evil. Yet, we confess, our hearts are not at peace. We see much that is evil and unjust in the world, and we find ourselves reacting in ways that are not your ways, with anger and anxiety. Worst of all, we find that the evil things we despise most in the world are the very things in which we become complicit, and thus we realize many of our own thoughts, inclinations, desires, and deeds are not pleasing to you, despite our assumptions and attitudes. Forgive us, Lord. Awaken us to your nearness and awaken in us an ever-greater desire to think and speak and act according to your will. Let any and every wicked way be removed from us, that we might wait upon you faithfully as those who shall inherit the land. For the salvation of the righteous is from you, O Lord; you are our refuge in times of trouble. Therefore, help us, heal us, and rescue us from every evil power and influence. This we ask in your most holy name. Amen