Prayer Of Confession, February 9, 2025
Holy Lord, we confess we have been quick to judge others by standards we would never want applied to ourselves, and thus we have merited the same judgment. Surely the psalmist is right to lament, “There is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.” Forgive us, Lord, for our failures of faith, forgiveness, and gracious love. Forgive the duplicity of our hearts and the hypocrisy that arises between our words and our actions. Let our hearts be kindled anew by your gospel, the good news that you have done for us what we cannot do for ourselves, and thereby set us free and inspire us to fulfill the law and the prophets, acting graciously on behalf of others just as we have received grace upon grace from you, through Jesus Christ, your Son and our sovereign Savior. Amen