Confession And Forgiveness
Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Leader: God of seed and soil, of hearts and lives,
All: we confess to you that the lures of this world have a chokehold on us. You shower us with true goodness, and yet we cannot take hold of the joy that you intend for us. Hear us now as we call to you. Hear us now as we name that which threatens our growth in faith. Break open, we pray, the rocky soil of our hearts.

Silence for reflection

Leader: There is, therefore, no con…