Perhaps the question is, “How does a society reconcile the damage done to it by those who wrong others? Can a wrong be righted? Is there a way a perpetrator can “payback” a victim? These questions and struggles to answer them have been a part of human society since the beginning of written history, yet no one seems to have found a perfect answer.
We have received these gifts through our inheritance.
O Lord our God, we petition you to accept these gifts and commit them to you ministry of love. We gladly return to you that which you have shared with us. Amen
On this day, we recognize the inheritance we have received from God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
We confess that we have set our priorities on earthly things. We have committed to much of our lives to gaining worldly possessions. We feed ourselves with rich foods and fine clothes, yet we still hunger, and shiver in the cold of our spiritual nakedness.
We humbly recognize the inheritance we receive is not gained by our own striving to be good, but rather from your forgiveness.
With gratitude, Lord, we come to receive the blessing you have promised. We renew a commitment to your service and a renewal of will and purpose. We will strive to be worthy of the wonderful grace and blessing we receive from you. To this endeavor, we join in the prayer taught to us by Jesus.