During the season of Advent we are preparing ourselves for Jesus' birth. One way that we prepare ourselves is to ask God for forgiveness for the sins we have committed.
Here is a confession for advent
Emmanuel, we want to believe you are with us dwelling in this and every moment, but we cry for the past and rush toward the future. We want to be found wide awake, alert with love, as you appear in this and every moment. But we slumber through and laze away the miracle of ordinary days. We want to wait for you alone, with desire and hope, but our trust fails, our longing grows cold, and our hope dims. We want to make room in our hearts, a safe and warm place, for you to be born, but we close our hearts, and harden them to you and your people. We confess our failures in love. We are sorry, we ask for your forgiveness.
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