To You, Present Lord—Emmanuel—the One

To You, Present Lord—Emmanuel—the One who is with us, we confess:
In hearing Your voice, we have closed our ears.
In sensing Your leading, we have turned away.
In feeling Your presence, we have hidden from You.

We have sinned in closing:
Our hands to the hungry, poor, and needy.
Our hearts to the hurting and hopeless.
Our love and lives to our neighbors.

Good and Merciful Shepherd, we ask:
Snatch us from our sin.
Guide us into Your love.
Lead us in paths of righteousness, for Your name’s sake.