based on "Prayer of Confession" by Beth Merrill Neel
God, we don’t always live out what we claim to believe. We turn away from you, from our neighbors, and from our true selves. We dim your light within us with our pride, our self-righteousness, and our need for control.
Forgive us.
Help us to remember that your love for us is endless, and that you've told us to love others in that same manner.
Help us to have open ears, eyes, and hearts to notice how you call us - again and again - back to love, back to grace, back to your light.
Give us the courage to be willing to be continually made new so that we can fully love you and all of your creation.
