Confession & Forgiveness

PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Father of Jesus, Creator of all,
your name is beyond the greatest wealth;
your favour, more generous than the richest benefactor’s.
You sow justice; we plant injustice.
You share bread; we hoard crumbs.
You bless the least; we vie for their place in your realm.
Forgive our wickedness and greed.
Forgive our meanness of spirit and hardness of heart.
Teach us again your plan for reconciliation
and challenge us when we depart from it.
Call us to trust again in your ways;
and to seek the better part,
through Jesus Christ, your beloved Child,
and our Saviour. Amen.

PREFACE TO DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
Listen, sisters and brothers in Christ,
God chose the poor of the world
to be heirs of the commonwealth of justice and peace.
It is only by recognising our poverty
that we may enjoy our inheritance.
We have confessed our sin.
Attend to the words of life
and remember the commandment
to do likewise for others.