Sin Clings to Us: Prayer of Confession for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Contrition

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 15

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/proper-15-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/proper-15-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/proper-15-year-a/

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Said in unison:

Have mercy on us, O God, for sin clings so closely and its burden is great.  Because of sin, our hands are at our sides when they should reach out to others; our knees are shaky when we should be standing firm.  We are victims of our own misdeeds; we cannot escape sin’s weight on our lives.  Through Christ’s intercession lift the burden from us, and help us walk in freedom and in strength.

Prayer of Dedication for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/prayer-of-dedication-for-the-thirteenth-sunday-after-pentecost/

Prayer of Praise and Adoration for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/prayer-of-praise-and-adoration-for-the-thirteenth-sunday-after-pentecost/