Heavenly father, we confess to you that

Heavenly father, we confess to you that we do not always think or act as the children which you made us to be.
You tell us to honour our fathers and mothers, not to murder, commit adultery, steal or covet other people’s possessions
We confess that we don’t always value those closest to us
We are on our best behaviour with strangers
And save our tiredness, anger, frustration and hurt for those we love
We’re sorry. Please forgive us.

You tell us that all of humanity is made in your perfect image, and that “whatever we do for the least of these, we do it for…