This prayer of confession originally appeared in "Rattling Heaven's Doors—Week 2: Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done on Earth as it Is in Heaven."
Prayer of Confession
We confess, God of heaven and earth, that our fears and our insecurities, our pride and our stubbornness lead us away from your kingdom.
We fail to see the beauty and the complexity of your world . . . the people, cultures, languages, geographies that you have woven together.
Give us open eyes to see the world as it is and to see ourselves as we are.
Give us hope to continue believing in what you intend us all to be.
We come to you, bowed by the evidence of earth torn and heaven scorned. Yet you will make both new. Encircle us and our world with your healing won through sacrifice.
Extend to us your cord of life, assure us of your forgiveness, and give us the courage to call your kingdom near.
On earth as it is in heaven!
We are your family, your image on earth, friends, brothers, sisters of Christ. One world community with Christ as our center.
