leader: WE come before God, silently, confessing our need for change. Ponder with me the ways we have fallen short of who God made us to be. ...silence... Most merciful God...   all: God, we confess before you that we have failed to do what you have called. men: We have spoken when we should … Continue reading Confession of Silences

Leader: God of all, we confess we have settled. We have settled for the easy way, the simple profit, the comfort of ease. All: We have settled for luxury at the sacrifice of dignity. We have settled for what is rather than what can be.   Leader: We have settled for the complexity of living … Continue reading Confession of Settling

Leader: O God, we confess we are afraid All: of following where you lead, of doing what you ask of us, of living our faith out loud. Leader: We are afraid All: of making the wrong decision, of going the wrong way, of trusting there is a path set before us. Leader: We are afraid All: of … Continue reading Confession of Fear

Leader: We come before you God as a prideful broken people. A people who are so often propped up by the things of this world instead of you and you alone. All: Lord, we are ready to fall. Leader: We confess that we prop ourselves up with our money, our own efforts to succeed, and … Continue reading Confession of Falling

L: As evening closes in, we are reminded by the setting sun what God has done this day. We celebrate the joy of life, laughter, and service. We also grieve that which we have done and left undone. Let us confess to God, our light in the darkness, that our hope may be resurrected as … Continue reading Confession of Evenings

Leader: Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal. all: Have mercy on us.   leader: Let us come before God and one another, laying our sin before the altar with the desire to be made clean. *silence*   leader: Most merciful God, all: We confess that we deny you.   men: We know your words, we … Continue reading Confession of Denial

leader: Let us confess our sin before the king and one another. we kneel   leader: we confess that we come before you coveting your crown. all: Lord save us!   leader: we confess that we spread our cloaks on the way of control, of being in charge, of being our own master. all: Lord, … Continue reading Confession of Cloaks

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sin, God who is faithful and just will fogive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  - 1John 1:8-9  we kneel   Leader: We have hidden our sin from you. We have … Continue reading Confession -Of Burying

A time of silence as we enter into confession Leader: In the name of Jesus, we confess… All: That we are trapped in our own sin. And we cannot free ourselves. Leader: We have chosen… All: Anger over joy, violence over peace, and pain over love.   Leader: We have chosen… All: Knowledge over faith, … Continue reading Confession -Maundy Thursday

Leader: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. L: Most holy and merciful God, All: We confess to you and to one another and before the whole company of heaven that we have sinned by our fault, by our own fault, by our own most grievous fault, in thought word and deed … Continue reading Confession – Corporate