New Confession 2

Here is another confession that I wrote for us to use during our worship service.

Pastor: “And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!  Hosanna in the highest!’” 

Less than a week later, the same crowds cried out, “Crucify him!” 

Congregation: Our Lord and Savior, we confess that we are prone to wander from you. We confess that we honor you as king one day and forget about you the next. We confess that we run to you in times of need and wander from you in times of comfort and abundance. We confess that we lift you up as first in our lives one day and then worship our own selfish ambitions the next. We repent of our wanderings and forgetfulness.

Pastor: As Jesus was crucified, he cried out concerning his murderers, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” In that moment it was our forgiveness that was accomplished.  It was our sins that held him there. To all who turn their back on him, to all who wander away from him, to all whose sins cry out, “Crucify Him!,” Jesus says, “Father, forgive them.”  Through God’s mercy in Jesus Christ, you are forgiven and cleansed. Through Jesus’ death your sins have been cast as far away as the east is from the west. Rejoice, for you are free!