God made us alive - Ephesians 2:1-10

We were dead, 
Locked in sin,
Following Satan,
Captured by our passions,
Prisoner to our desires,
Objects of wrath.
But God
Rich in mercy,

Driven by love,

Made us alive.

Together with Christ,

Raised us up,

Seated us in honour,

Saved us by grace,

As a gift,

Gained by faith.

Romans 1:21-32

Father,

We knew you but

we did not glorify you;

we did not thank you;

we did not worship you.

You have handed us over to the lusts of our hearts and the passions of our bodies.

You have given us over to debased thinking

And we are full of wickedness

We call evil good and good evil

And we approve of those who act foolishly

Forgive us.

Do not abandon us.

Have mercy on us.

Amen

The God of Eternal Power

Father of Eternal Power,

You are the king of divine nature,

You show your greatness in your creation.

We are without excuse.

We have not honoured you as you deserve.

We have not given thanks to you for what you have made.

Our thinking has become futile and our hearts darkened.

We have become fools though we think we are wise.

We exchange your glory for the stuff of this world;

And your wrath is rightly upon us.

Be merciful to us we pray.

Do not hand us over to depravity and destruction

Forgive us we pray and save us because of Jesus Christ our Lord

Amen