Our Lord and our God,
Lord as we come to you this morning we confess that we have not been as faithful to you as we ought. And we are sorry for those times when we have denied you, be it by our explicit speech or our cowering silence. Forgive us Lord, for not having the boldness to stand up and to stand out. Forgive us for having feared man more you, and for fearing those whose are set on evil rather than good.
Father, we know that what we have done is evil, and that you have every right to deny us your pardon. But we pray that you would not deny yourself. For you have given the blood of your Son for sinners such as us and you have promised salvation to all who turn to you in faith.
And we pray that your Spirit would not be denied us either. But that you would cause Him to fill our hearts and strengthen us against any form of apostasy. Lord, you know how weak we are. And we pray that you might strengthen us in our testimony and give us the courage of the martyrs.
For this we ask in Jesus’ name.
