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Midnight (Matins)Prayer of Confession and Lament
God, we confess our neglect of the groaning creation:
God, we confess economic injustice and our neglect of the vulnerable:
God, we confess our negligence in caring for our neighbours
who are struggling with mental health:
We confess that we have not loved You with our whole heart,
nor have we loved our neighbours as ourselves.
We confess that we have too often lived by our own selfish impulses,
ignoring the cries of our children and youth who are in a more
vulnerable situation.
We have allowed the systemic injustices of our world
— racism, greed, and oppression— to continue without our protest.
We confess that we have enjoyed abundance while turning a
blind eye to the hungry, the homeless, and the vulnerable.
Forgive us, O God, for our silence in the face of injustice and our
complicity in structures that destroy lives.
Give us the intelligence to know Your will,
the courage to do Your will,
and the devotion to love Your will.
O God, have mercy on us.
Amen.
Old Testament Reading -The Glorious New Creation
17For see, I am creating new heavens and a new earth — so wonderful that no one will even think about the old ones anymore. 18Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation. Look! I will re-create Jerusalem as a place of happiness, and her people shall be a joy! 19And I will rejoice in Jerusalem and in my people; and the voice of weeping and crying shall not be heard there anymore.
20No longer will babies die when only a few days old; no longer will men be considered old at 100! Only sinners will die that young! 21-22 In those days, when a man builds a house, he will keep on living in it — it will not be destroyed by invading armies as in the past. My people will plant vineyards and eat the fruit themselves — their enemies will not confiscate it. For my people will live as long as trees and will long enjoy their hard-won gains. 23Their harvests will not be eaten by their enemies; their children will not be born to be cannon fodder. For they are the children of those the Lord has blessed; and their children, too, shall be blessed. 24I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking to me about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! 25The wolf and lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw as the ox does, and poisonous snakes shall strike no more!a In those days nothing and no one shall be hurt or destroyed in all my holy mountain, says the Lord.
. . . . . Isaiah 65:17-25- Literally, “dust [not men!] shall be the serpent’s food.”
Assurance
Sisters and brothers,
we have a duty.
Our duty is not to live under the power of sin.
If we live under the power of sin, we will die.
But by the Spirit’s power, we will be renewed and restored,
liberated from all bondage to decay.
Those whom the Spirit of God leads are children of God.
Amen. Thanks be to God.
