Lord, in your mercy...

Prayer of Confession
by: Marian Wright Edelman

"O God, forgive our rich nation where small babies die of cold quite legally.
O God, forgive our rich nation where small children suffer from hunger quite legally.
O God, forgive our rich nation where toddlers and school children die from guns sold quite legally.
O God, forgive our rich nation that lets children be the poorest group of citizens quite legally.
O God, forgive our rich nation that lets the rich continue to get more at the expense of the poor quite legally.
O God, forgive our rich nation which thinks security rests in missiles rather than in mothers, and in bombs rather than in babies.
O God, forgive our rich nation for not giving you sufficient thanks by giving to their daily bread.
O God, help us never to confuse what is quite legal with what is just and right in your sight."

... hear our prayer.
Amen.