Great and gracious God, we have run

Great and gracious God, we have run after things and others instead of coming home to You.

We have lived as though we were the centers of our universe.

We have avoided the harder issues in life so others will approve of us.

We have let the world squeeze us into its mold, and refused to be transformed by your Spirit.

We laugh at what we should weep over, and grieve over things that are passing away that are unimportant in Your Kingdom.

We have thought evil of our brothers and sisters simply because they do not agree with us on things of this fleeting…