CONFESSING AND REPENTING
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob;
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations,
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!
Prayer
Leader: Let those who love the Lord say “Amen”
People: Amen
Let us pray.
O Lord, you are Shalom, the God of peace.
You have made peace with those of us were were far from you, and with those of us who were near,
through the blood of Jesus, and you have commanded us also to be peacemakers.
But we confess that we have not been peacemakers. In the face of injustice, we have averted our eyes.
O Lord, you are Jireh, the God who provides.
Everything that we have comes from you. While we were still in our mothers’ wombs, you knit us
together; every day of our lives, you have provided for us the air we breathe and the food that we eat.
But we confess that we have been ungrateful. In our accomplishments, we have not given you
thanks.
O Lord, you are Shammah, the God who is near. Where can we go from your Spirit, and where can we
flee from your love? You have promised us that you are near to us when we call, and that you will listen
to the cry of the broken-hearted.
But we confess that we have been rebellious. In the secret places of our hearts, we have hidden from
you.
O Lord, you are Rapha, the God who heals. We pray that you would heal us in the places where we are
broken, sanctify us in the places where we unholy, and cleanse us in the places where our hearts are full
of secret sins. We open our hearts to you now in silence . . .
