Today is the World Day of Prayer.
Please join in this prayer of confession written by the women of Vanuatu...
Let us confess our wrong actions to God, who is faithful and just, and ask for forgiveness.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. We stand before your house of grace to confess our sins. We confess that we have listened to your word but have not acted on it. Often, we do the things we ought not to do and leave undone the things we ought to do.
We face adversities and challenges in our homes and nations. We try to build our homes, thinking we are building on the words of Jesus Christ, but actually we have built on the sand. We want to be changed so that we do what is right and just.
Creator God, we confess that we have polluted the environment and harmed the sea creatures by throwing rubbish into their habitats. We endanger the marine life and ruin sustainable livelihoods. We confess and regret our actions, and we commit to fulfil the mandate to be good stewards of your creation. We know we can change.
In the UK we are often drawn by uncertainties and fear instead of living with integrity and standing up against injustice. We need the presence of your Holy Spirit to cleanse and renew us once more.
Trusting in you, we know that we can change. Help us to build our lives on your foundation: with windows that look out to the world: with a door that opens to welcome all; with mortar which binds us together; with a roof that shelters us through the storms of life.
We humbly offer ourselves to be a house that you can dwell in. By the power of your word, transform our lives and our nations. Make us like a household of justice and peace.
Amen.
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