Isaiah 52:14-15(NLT)
But many were amazed when they saw him. His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.
Father, forgive us. We in the Body of Christ have so disfigured Christ Jesus’s appearance. The Episcopal Church has spent tens of millions of dollars in litigation. As an Episcopalian, I confess our sin and say, Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
And he will startle many nations. Kings will stand speechless in his presence. For they will see what they had not been told; they will understand what they had not heard about.
I look at the sorry mess, Lord, and am overwhelmed. Yet I know it is not too big for You. Unveil Jesus in our midst, Lord. Turn our hearts aright. I plead for new revelation.
We are in the furnace of affliction. May we be refined like silver. Help me and my beloved church to hear new things from this time, even hidden things that we had no knowledge of. Open our ears and our hearts. Amen.
Isaiah 48
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Surely, it is better to humbly pray for forgiveness for ones own sins than to pray for the perceived sins of others.