Covenant-making God, you call us by name, transforming our past into your future. We confess that sometimes we laugh at your call, believing it to be impossible. We protest, insisting that you should conform to our way. We ignore your voice, … [Continue reading] about Confession: we laugh at your call
Confession: our own people
Covenant-making God, you have brought us into freedom and showed us what it means to be your people. We admit to you that sometimes we would prefer to be our own people. We confess before you and one another that we have made idols— of busy-ness, … [Continue reading] about Confession: our own people
Confession: monsters within
Covenant-making God, you provide for us in many different ways, and we confess that we do not always recognise you at work in the world around us. We get impatient, wanting you to work on our schedule. We wish for something more or different than … [Continue reading] about Confession: monsters within
confession: hardened hearts
Covenant-making God, you use every possible means to reach us, breathing your Spirit in us, calling us by name, showing us symbols of your promise, offering us a new way of life. We confess that our hearts are hardened. We choose certainty over … [Continue reading] about confession: hardened hearts
Confession: take our branches
Covenant-making God, you enter into our lives in ways we could not have expected. Sometimes, we confess, we think you are making a fool of yourself and us. We cannot see how your way can work, or be right, because it is so contrary to all our … [Continue reading] about Confession: take our branches
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