Merciful God,
before we can know your renewing grace,
we seek your forgiveness.
We are sorry for the times someone stretched out a hand
and we pretended not to notice;
for the times someone wasn't beautiful to us
and we looked away;
for the times truth was on our tongues
and we swallowed it instead of speaking it;
for the times love was in our hearts
and we were too embarrassed to express it;
for the times we were prey to fears
and we didn’t' trust you with them;
for the times a stranger asked us for something
and we pretended not to realise what was needed;
for the times we haven't love enough
and for the times we have loved with only part of ourselves;
have mercy upon us, O Lord. Amen
