Prayers of Confession on Opportunity
Heavenly Father, we confess that we often place our hopes in the powers that we see in the world, allowing ourselves to be lifted and brought down by people and institutions that are flawed and fleeting. We also confess that we do not always seek the goodness and opportunity that you may allow those powers to bear. Help us to become faithful citizens who focus on your Kingdom while seeking your will in our own. Hear our prayers as we continue our confession in silence…
Submitted by Allen Thompson
Loving and faithful God, You save and sustain us. What marvelous good news You give us through Jesus! Yet we are oblivious to opportunities to share Your grace and love. We fail to see, as Your Word says, “The fields are ripe for harvesting.” Forgive us for our reluctance and our lack of vision. Open our eyes to Your reality: That our family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors here at home and around the world need Jesus. Then give us the courage and the opportunity to tell them about You and to trust You for the results. In Christ’s Name we pray. Amen.
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
Lord, you tell us in your word that when we know the good we ought to do and fail to do it, we are in sin. Can we truly know the extent of our need for your grace? Are we conscious of the multitude of missed opportunities and instances where we failed to respond to your call? We take this moment to pause and consider together our need for your forgiveness. We silently confess to you the times when we have failed to go where you have sent us…
Time of silent reflection and confession..
Submitted by Austin D. Hill
Heavenly Father, we confess that we often fill our lives with noise that obscures our ability to hear your voice. We do not even realize how many opportunities you give us to see your glory and to glorify you. Help us to have open ears, and turn our hearts and thoughts toward you so that we may praise you and receive your gifts. Hear our confession as we continue our prayers in silence…
Submitted by Allen Thompson
Heavenly Father, forgive us when we become so consumed with the details of life that we do not see the opportunities that you have placed before us. Open our eyes to your call to extend love, by communicating with grace and by speaking truth in the world around us. Give us obedient and wise hearts that allow us to see your Kingdom and speak with your words. We pray these things in the name of the one who is your Word, Christ Jesus. Hear our prayers as we continue our confession in silence…
Submitted by Allen Thompson