Just and righteous God, full of mercy and
love
We come today to thank you for what you
have done for us
You created us
You made is in your own Image
Capable of love and creativity that reflect
your own
You made us to have companionship with you
To
know you and to love you
You did not give up on us when we turned
away from you
You continued to care
To speak and show us your love
To call us back to following your way
You sent your son Jesus into the world
The word become flesh
The light that shines in the dark came to
us
He showed us who you are
He gave forgiveness to the sinner
Healing and wholeness to the sick
Acceptance and hope to the lost
Good news to the poor
Yet today we remember Jesus death on the
cross
That the prince of life was willing to die
for us
His loving hands cruelly nailed to rough
wood
Jesus who had done no wrong took our sin
Jesus the eternal one carried it to death
In this event there is hope for us
That what we have done wrong can be
forgiven
That we can have a clean slate and a new
start
New life in Christ
We therefore confess our sin to you,
AS a race created in your image we have
been capable of great good
Yet we have also turned ourselves to acts
of darkness and great evil
Hatred, fear and greed have lead to violence
murder and even genocide
Some of us have become so consumed with
getting more than our share
That we have become deaf and blind to the
plight of the poor and starving in our world
We plunder your good creation with little
thought of tomorrow to fuel our own desire for more rather than caring for your
great gift of this planet
Individually we have done what we should
not do and left undone what we should do.
We have followed our own ways not yours
We have not loved others as you loved us
In the face of hatred, violence and evil
We have been silent when we should have
spoken
We have been still when we should have
acted.
Father God we ask that you would forgive us
for this
This is the great truth of the scripture,
The wonder of the cross
That as we have confessed our sin God is
faithful and just and forgives us our sin and bids us to go and sin no more
Today we remember the death of Jesus
But not as a group forlornly grieving over
a long dead leader
Rather with eyes that look back from beyond
the wonder of the resurrection
Knowing that Jesus who died on the cross
has been risen from the dead
That he is alive and with us today
We pray O Lord that you might fill us with
your spirit
That we might live for you
Empowered to share you love
To your glory Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Amen
Amen
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