Prayer of Confession Reading #8

[Betty]

    

Merciful God, when millions of children suffer hunger,
we confess that we have not worked faithfully enough to feed them.
When one of every six children in our nation lives in poverty,
we confess that we have not laboured with love that is deep enough
or broad enough.
When we give up trying to solve the huge problems children face,
we confess that we have not been steadfast in our hope.
Forgive us, we pray. Help us to labour more faithfully, lovingly,
and persistently so that one day all children will be loved and protected.