Lord, hear our prayer:

Father, you have shown us that the only sacrifice you want is a humble heart that is open to you and your will. We confess that we allow our neighbor’s needs to be sacrificed on the altar of our convenience. We permit the hungry to go away empty-handed at the cost of our possessiveness. We turn our backs on the lonely and the broken, the empty and the lost and those far from you. The price of our time and energies in helping others is a cost we are often not willing to pay. Father, forgive us, touch our hearts and change us, cleanse our minds and make us new. Renew our lives and set us free. For the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Some minor adaptation on some prayers.
David Clowes, 500 Prayers For All Occasions © 2003 by David C Cook Publishing
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