Submitted by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo, Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church, North Plainfield, NJ. Too often we wrestle and we struggle. With ourselves, with our friends and family, where we work, with the world around us. And we confess that we … [Continue reading] about confession: struggling against
call to confession: the Spirit goes before us
Submitted by Rev. Matthew Thompson, First Presbyterian Church of Lamesa, TX. Call to Confession adapted from Romans 8:26-27 When we don’t know how or what to pray, the Spirit knows. When all we can muster are sighs and groans, the Spirit knows … [Continue reading] about call to confession: the Spirit goes before us
confession: direction, directionless…
Submitted by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo, Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church, North Plainfield, NJ. Many times O God we take steps backwards instead of forward. We retreat from our lives and from our calling. We wander or struggle. We become … [Continue reading] about confession: direction, directionless…
Confession: Anxious Weeding
a prayer of confession for any of those weedy stories, submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson, Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church, Crystal Lake, IL. One: God, you scatter seeds of hope, abundance, and new life. All: But we have mixed some of our … [Continue reading] about Confession: Anxious Weeding
prayer of confession: sowing and harvesting
submitted by Rev. Andy James, First Presbyterian Church, Whitestone, New York based on Matthew 13:24-30 Gracious God, you sow good seeds in the field to make the world blossom and grow, but we lay waste to your crop. We toss other seeds into the … [Continue reading] about prayer of confession: sowing and harvesting
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