For all the times I have moved against your will; For all the ways I have been destructive; For all the people I have manipulated; For all the truth I have denied; For all the deeds I have done in ignorance; That which I have done that has harmed others, Thereby harming myself, These acts and thoughts I confess before God. I acknowledge and I am sorry. I pray for the strength to change those actions, thoughts, and words so that I can follow your path more faithfully. God have mercy, Christ have mercy, God have mercy. Amen. Prayer for Liberation and Justice, from Occasions of Prayer by Lisa Withrow and included in Seeing the Face of God in Each Other: The Antiracism Training Manual of the Episcopal Church, cited in Prayers for Racial Justice, the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania |