Everyone: Holy God, we live our lives

Everyone: Holy God, we live our lives struggling in our own burdens and failing to trust You with all the things that hold us down.

Leader: Your Scripture says, "Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest."

Everyone: We chase material things and success that fades. We prioritize our schedules above our faith.

Leader: Your Scripture says, "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness."

Everyone: We live as if hope doesn't exist. We fail to see the bigger picture of the needs of the world that You have called us to serve.

Leader: Your Scripture says, "He saved us and called us to a holy life - not because of anything we have done, but because of His own purpose and grace."

Everyone: We carry grudges, avoid conflict, and live in dysfunctional relationships instead of seeking wholeness and reconciliation.

Leader: Your Scripture says, "Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you."

Everyone: We don't live as if Your promises are true. We don't give You our whole lives and follow You in the gift of Your forgiveness.

Leader: Your Scripture says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but will have eternal life."

Everyone: Help us to daily live in the gift of Your forgiveness. Help us to serve and live holy lives out of that gift. In Jesus' Name we pray, Amen.