Friday 2 December 2016

Advent Confession


O promised Christ:
We are a sinful people;
Our pardon depends upon your grace.
We are a world in darkness;
Our light depends upon your word.
We are a world in death;
Our existence depends upon your life.
We are a world under wrath;
Our salvation depends upon your mercy.
We are a world at war;
Our peace depends upon your coming.

We are full of good intentions but unable to do them.
We make promises to ourselves in the moments of strength that we do not keep in the moments of weakness.
We are intentionally and wilfully rebellious.
We do not regard sin as serious or Christ as precious.

Forgive us we pray.
Forgive us most of all our self-sufficiency
That we do not long for relationship with you;
We do not long for a messiah or a father;
And we do not look for salvation.
Forgive us we pray.

You have come in humility, suffering and death.
And you are coming again in power and victory.
And so we live, waiting,
looking backwards towards the manger and the cross.
And looking forwards to the day when
Our hope will become sight
Our darkness, light
Our tears, joy
Our death, life
And our sin defeated by your grace.
Come, Lord Jesus come.

Amen.

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