A prayer of confession

Loving God,
we confess the times when we did not abide in your love,
when we strayed from the path of faith and ran after other gods.
In your mercy, forgive us.

Loving God,
we confess the times when we did not abide in your love,
when we have been less than loving, and hurt those around us.
In your mercy, forgive us.

Loving God,
we confess those times when we did not abide in your love,
when we have not held ourselves accountable to you
and measured our worth by our own achievements.
In your mercy, forgive us.

Make your love real to us once again,
shape us and remake us in your image.
Amen.