Here�s a prayer of confession for Maundy Thursday. It was written by Rev. Teri Peterson, from the Presbyterian Church of Palatine, Illinois, and posted on LiturgyLink.
She suggests that the prayer be placed �right after the part of the reading where the disciples ask if they are the one to betray, and Jesus answers Judas with �you have said so.��
Confession for Maundy Thursday
(inspired by Matthew 26:22, Mark 14:19, Luke 22:22)
Surely not I, Lord? Surely not us? Surely not.
Surely I am not the one who will betray you.
Surely we are not the ones.
It�s someone else who denies knowing you,
someone else who uses you for their own gain,
someone else who wants to control you.
Surely not us.
Surely I am not the one who will betray you.
Surely we are not the ones.
It�s someone else who denies knowing you,
someone else who uses you for their own gain,
someone else who wants to control you.
Surely not us.
For the times when we protest too much�
For the times we point fingers to cover up our own wrong�
For the times we think of ourselves more highly than we ought�
Forgive us.
For the times we point fingers to cover up our own wrong�
For the times we think of ourselves more highly than we ought�
Forgive us.
For the times we have betrayed you with our words�
speaking thoughtlessly,
hurting someone to get a laugh,
denying that your call extends to the parts of our lives
we would rather keep to ourselves�
Forgive us.
Forgive us.
For the times we have betrayed you with our actions�
living as if you are confined to the sanctuary,
living as if you are confined to the sanctuary,
leaving us free when we are not here,
acting as if we have been given domination over,
acting as if we have been given domination over,
rather than stewardship of, your creation,
walking away from those in need, literally and politically�
forgive us.
walking away from those in need, literally and politically�
forgive us.
For the times we have betrayed you with our hearts�
putting you far down our priority lists,
loving our ideas about you more than we love you,
longing for our way to be the one you choose�
forgive us.
putting you far down our priority lists,
loving our ideas about you more than we love you,
longing for our way to be the one you choose�
forgive us.
For the times we have lived contrary to our baptism,
dipping our hand in the bowl but keeping our whole selves out,
believing we can earn grace�and that they should work for it too,
Forgive us.
dipping our hand in the bowl but keeping our whole selves out,
believing we can earn grace�and that they should work for it too,
Forgive us.
Surely not I, Lord?
You have said so.
The truth rings in our ears�
You have said so.
The truth rings in our ears�
and it hurts, O God, to admit it: it is us.
We follow other gods,
We follow other gods,
we are a poor reflection of your glory,
we use our wealth, status, and power in ways contrary to your will,
we imprison you in our understanding of your word,
we refuse to create justice or to love mercy,
and walking humbly with you
we use our wealth, status, and power in ways contrary to your will,
we imprison you in our understanding of your word,
we refuse to create justice or to love mercy,
and walking humbly with you
would mean letting go of our way.
The truth hurts us, Lord,
The truth hurts us, Lord,
even as we hear you say: you have said so.
And yet we believe�
we believe that you have the power to transform us
we believe that you have the power to transform us
and through us to transform the world.
We believe that your grace is enough.
We believe that we have received more love than we can imagine.
We believe that you are the Way, the Life, and the Truth�
the truth that sets us free.
Amen.
We believe that your grace is enough.
We believe that we have received more love than we can imagine.
We believe that you are the Way, the Life, and the Truth�
the truth that sets us free.
Amen.
~ written by Rev. Teri Peterson, the Presbyterian Church of Palatine, Illinois, and posted on LiturgyLink. https://www.liturgylink.net/
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