This confession was inspired by a passage from Pauses for Lent by Trevor Hudson and the traditional Ash Wednesday reading from Joel 2.

Repent and Return, a prayer of confession
ONE VOICE: Joel 2:13
Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful

ALL:
We drift away from our true home
We forget we are Your beloved
We forget we are not God
Rend our hearts, O God, as we repent and return

ONE VOICE: Joel 2:13
Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful

ALL:
We succumb to the temptations of money, sex, and power
We ignore the cries of our sisters and brothers
We focus only on ourselves
Rend our hearts, O God, as we repent and return

ONE VOICE:
Remember who you truly are
Let God be God in your life
Begin again with God

ALL:
No despair, for there is mercy
No fear, for there is grace
We return with all our heart
Lead us home, Lord
Lead us home

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Repent and Return © 2016 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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by Lisa Degrenia, http://www.revlisad.com
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