Confession Prayer Week of October 13, 2024
Call to Confession:
As we enter into a time of confession together, let’s prepare our hearts by hearing these words from 1 John 4:
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Prayer of Confession:
Heavenly Father,
Our prayer today is simple. We praise you for who you are. Thank you for your goodness, your faithfulness, your patience, your love, and your presence with us always. But Lord, so often we forget who you are as we go about our daily lives.
Forgive us. Help us to see where we can turn back to you again and again and find our peace in your love. Draw us into wonder and transform our lives to be more like Jesus. In His name we pray, Amen.
Assurance of Pardon:
In the scriptures we find assurances of our forgiveness and encouragement in our walk. So hear these words from 1 John 4 and rest in their truth for us…
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.