Just in Time! Prayers and Liturgies of Confession and Assurance
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Confession and repentance are at the heart of the Christian faith. They are at the turning point between unbelief and belief, and they are the continual reminder to us that our earthly natures are very close to the surface. In the same way that we cleanse our hands by washing as we begin a day, so it is good to remind ourselves in prayer that without the presence of God's Spirit in our lives through the day, we are likely to stumble because we are stained by the consequences of sin.
Confession earths our lives in the love of God, keeps us humble and enables us to be a blessing to others through the day. Unclutter our lives, Lord we have too much, consume too much, expect too much. Grant us compassion; where there is need to play our part not turn aside. Grant us gratitude for what we have, our daily bread the gift of life.
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Unclutter our lives, Lord, give us space, simplicity thankful hearts. God of healing, God of wholeness, we bring our brokenness, our sinfulness, our fears and despair, and lay them at your feet. God of healing, God of wholeness, we hold out hearts and hands, minds and souls to feel your touch, and know the peace that only you can bring.
God of healing, God of wholeness, this precious moment in your presence and power grant us faith and confidence that here broken lives are made whole. Loving Father all the fancy words in the world, expressed in eloquent prose, decorated with emotion, spoken with conviction, cannot compete with a heartfelt 'sorry' when all other words fail. There are times when we are all too aware of our limitations, conscious of sin and the distance it creates between us.
Sometimes 'sorry' is all the heart can bear to say aloud. It is only you who can read and understand the language of our hearts.
Only you who can translate our 'sorry' into the prayer we would have prayed if we had the words within us. Then you forgive, and having forgiven, surround us in an embrace of love, drawing us close to your heart as it was always meant to be. Thank you, Loving Father, that you listen to hearts as well as voices. Your forgiveness is total, no notebook, tape recorder or post-it note to remind you of that moment when.
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You take our confession, offered with hands outstretche,d and gently, like the loving heavenly Father that you are, put it to one side to be forgotten. No grudges, no itching for judgement. No resentment or ill-will. Not like us, who find it easy to say sorry but so hard to forgive, absolutely. Forgive us, Father, that we are often more willing to accept forgiveness, than to forgive. More willing to accept your love, than to share it with those who have hurt us.
Teach us to forgive, as you forgive. Love Has its source in you, Creator God. Flows from you like an ocean, into a world as unyielding as any shoreline cliff. And like the ocean which batters, erodes, and wears away even the hardest stone your love persists, finds cracks and inlets, in hardened hearts, flows inside and works a miracle. Who would think that water was more powerful than granite, love mightier than the hardest heart. Thank you, Creator God, for the power of your love.
You have given us a world of beauty, and we have spoilt it. A world to feed us, and so many go hungry. A world of riches, and we are unwilling to share. A world to care for, and we think only of ourselves. Forgive us, gracious God, for those times your heart is saddened by our selfishness. For those times we have no thought for others, no cares but ours. Enable us to see this world anew as a gift from you, to be shared and nurtured, and those who live upon it to be loved and cared for. We ask this that your name may be glorified, through the beauty of this world, and the service of our lives Amen.
Lord God, you have shown us such love, and stretched out your arms to draw us into your embrace. Yet we so often fail to show that love within our lives, or recognise its source. Forgive our short-sightedness, for the times we've failed to see your love in the generosity of friend or stranger, the shoulder to cry on, willing ear to listen, a word of encouragement, holding our hand that extra mile.
Forgive us for failing to notice how much you care for us. Father God, you are the one who leads us from darkness into light, from captivity into freedom, from anxiety into peace, from despair into joy. Yet we long to break free, choosing independence, convinced of our own wisdom, forgetting your love and grace. Forgive us, draw close to us, embrace us once again in your loving arms, and enable us to follow you in worship and grateful service each day of our lives Amen. Lord God, your love for humankind, present in the beginning of all things, extends throughout history and touches even my life.
Your love sees failings and forgives. Your love feels pain and wipes away our tears. Your love knows grief, and comforts the sorrowful. Your love sees sin and still loves the sinner. Forgive us when we fail to live lives that reflect your love. Forgive us the many times when we take for granted all that you have done for us. Transform us, through your Spirit, and empower us to serve you this day and all days Amen. Saving God, we are your people yet the world cannot see this.
We are your children, and fail to live in peace. We are your voices and choose to be silent. We are your hands and feet and walk a different road. Forgive us, for ignoring your love, for brushing aside your hand and trusting our own wisdom. Enable us to worship you in spirit and in truth, to bring to you our joyful songs in the everyday moments of our lives; that your name might be glorified through our words and lives.
Heavenly God, you gifted this world and made us stewards of it, gave us family from many lands and ask us to care for them, put your word upon our heart and ask that we share it. But we have thought only of ourselves and the blessings of our lives, forgetting that your grace and love are for the benefit of all. Forgive our selfishness, enlarge our vision, and enable us to be the people we could be, faithful servants of our heavenly King. You call us to love as you love, care as you care, seek justice, mercy and truth in a world that has yet to feel the warmth of your embrace.
But we fail to heed your call, draw back from those in need, say nothing when we see injustice. Forgive us, you whose love is better than life, you whose Grace extends to all. Forgive us, and enable us to be the people we could be, that your name might be on the lips of all people. God of all ages, who from generation to generation has heard the cries of your children humbly seeking forgiveness, and has welcomed sinners back into your embrace, hear the thoughts of our hearts, examine our motives, and forgive us our faults.
We ask this through your Son who died and rose that we might know the true cost of forgiveness. Who is there like you, God of mercy and grace who loves us as you do? Who knows and understands our actions as you do?
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Who hears the thoughts and words of our heart as you do? Who knows our joys and sorrows and shares them as you do? Who feels the pain we endure and comforts us as you do? Who hears as we confess our sins and forgives as you do? Who takes a broken heart and makes it whole as you do?
Bring to my sinfulness the cleansing waters of your forgiveness, that having washed, I might know refreshment and release. Forgive me those times when I consider myself to be of little value. Remind me constantly that you died for me before I even knew you. I want to move forward with you, Lord, but I am held back by burdens I carry, afraid to let go, lessen the load, let myself become vulnerable to be loved and in turn love, to receive and in turn give.
I want to move forward with you, Lord, but my ways are often not your ways. Open my heart to forgiveness, and let it touch the hearts of others, that all might be blessed and in turn become a blessing. For those whose hearts are troubled, or spirits crushed by sin or circumstance, Good Lord, deliver them. Bring healing and wholeness of mind, body and spirit, and freedom, to be the person they were always meant to be.
Remind me when my life falls apart, that you are an expert in the art of restoration. Forgive me for the things I have done and not done. Forgive me for the things I have said and not said.
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Forgive me for the life I have lived and not lived. That I might reflect the image of the one I profess to follow, in thought, word and deed, and in discovering my true self draw others into that light. You call us to follow and our footsteps falter, reach out your hand and we treat you as stranger, whisper our name and we simply ignore you. Remind us to be who You would have us to be regardless of what we are doing or who we are with.
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Hold us to You and build our relationship with You and with those You have given us on earth. Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against Your holy laws.
We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is nothing good in us. O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore those who are penitent; according to Your promises declared unto men in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Grant that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life; to the glory of His name. Amen Almighty God, who does freely pardon all who repent and turn to Him, now fulfill in every contrite heart the promise of redeeming grace; forgiving all our sins, and cleansing us from an evil conscience; through the perfect sacrifice of Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Book of Common Worship , Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment.
Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image, through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Westminster John Knox, ; p. He has not dealt wit us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
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For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Most 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; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent, for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Episcopal Book of Common Prayer Almighty God, since thou delayst with so much forbearance the punishments which we have deserved and daily draw on ourselves, grant that we may not indulge ourselves but carefully consider how often and in how many different ways we have provoked thy wrath against us.
May we learn humbly to present ourselves to thee for pardon, and with true repentance implore thy mercy. With all our heart we desire to submit ourselves to thee, whether thou chastisest us, or according to thine infinite goodness, forgivest us.