Lord, hear our prayer:

Lord, your name is all goodness, your nature is all loving-kindness and your purpose is peace. We come and confess that we are not the people you intended us to be. There are things we have said, done or thought that we would rather no one else knew about. Lord, we look at your world, which is spoilt by greed, tainted by selfishness and stained by injustice. But the world has been made that way by our dealings. Lord, we have come not to ask for forgiveness alone, but for cleansing and renewal. Help us to reflect your mercy and become agents of your forgiveness to those who least deserve it. In the name of Christ, the author of forgiveness.

Amen.

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