prayer of confession

lord, you said, "if you love me, you will obey what i command.'
forgive us our lukewarm love and our disobedience.

lord, you said, "you may ask for anything in my name."
forgive us when we think we need to solve our own problems.

lord, you said, "do not let you hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
we confess that our lives are often consumed by worry and anxiety.

lord, you said, "if you remain in me and i in you, you will bear much fruit."
forgive us our barren lives, lord.

lord, you said, "you must testify, for you have been with me."
we confess lord, that we have been too often silent.

lord, you said, "love each other as i have loved you."
in this and so many other ways, we confess our failures and our shortcomings.
forgive us, we pray, in your name.
amen.