Here’s
a prayer of confession for Palm/Passion Sunday. It was posted on Rev. Mindi’s Rev-o-lution website.
Prayer for Palm/Passion Sunday
On
this Sunday, O God,
we
remember how quickly we change.
How
fickle we are,
how
we pledge our devotion one moment
and
turn our backs the next.
We
go from shouting “Hosanna! Save Us!”
to
“Crucify Him.”
We
declare that we love our neighbors
and
then we turn our backs
on
the homeless and hungry in our communities.
We
speak up for change and justice in one breath,
and
then continue unjust practices in daily lives
by
what we consume and the needs we ignore.
Forgive
us, O God, for we are half-hearted believers.
Forgive
us, O God, for we are partial justice warriors.
Forgive
us, O God, for we tire easily and we forget,
and
we grow weary.
Forgive
us, restore us, and renew us for the journey of faith,
so
that we might become whole people
who
live wholly into Your vision of new life.
In
the name of Christ,
who
lived into the fullness of humanity,
and
whom we follow. Amen.
