Prayer of Confession Reading #5

[Betty]

                  Taught by our culture to want everything, we confess, God, that
                  emptiness sends us searching for still more.
                  Our constant desire for greener pastures fill us with every lust and envy.
                  Our belief that still waters are stagnant sends us thirsting for whitewater
                  thrills and adventures.
                  Our trust in the promises of the world turns us away from the shelter you offer.
                  Forgive us, sources of goodness and mercy.
                  Call us back from our wayward lives, that we might find rest in your heart,
                  healing from our hands, and unity in life together as disciples of Jesus,
                  our Lord and Savior.
                                                                                                Amen