God of Advent,
we confess our failure at watching for signs of Your presence in the world -- in our lives, and in our homes --
and our faithlessness in believing Your promises.
Forgive us when we pay more attention to satsifying our own needs than seeking You and Your will for our lives;
for being more interested in possessing the material things of life
than in possessing Your own gracious gifts to us.
We pray this season that You would turn our lives around
so that we are looking toward You.
Only then can we hope to recognize
the signs of Your presence in the world.
In Jesus' powerful Name
Amen.
(Prayer of Confession at Christ Church, 12/4)
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