Father, There is no excuse for our misuse of Your blessings bestowed upon us.  There is seemingly no end to our oversteps, abuses and manipulation of the boundary between wrong and right.  We have forgotten the narrow path that leads to righteousness and truth.  Our behavior seeks the darkness, shadow and alleyway instead of honoring light.  My own pursuits mirror more a man pent on personal passions rather than a saint set upon sanctification.  There is no lasting glory in these achievements.  We have been left collectively empty, a mockery of the good men we initially intended.  Our light is dim, but it is not out Father, we still have glow enough to lead us once again to humility and prayer at the foot of Your Throne.

Father, Yahweh, Adonai, Almighty God, Maker of both heaven and earth, our Creator, our triumph, our Lord, we cry out to You.  Our weakness has overtaken our resolve, we can no longer muster the energy to pursue truth, our collective heart festers in stagnation and sediment.  Wash us clean in the renewing waters of Faith and Grace.  Give us new understanding of our blessings and their eternal value.  Heal us, rid us of poison, pain and false pursuit.  Remove the idols that send us scurrying, in search of grandeur, folly, stimulation and gain, but end only in pain.  Return us to piety, purity and sanctity, the place of righteous honor.  Let us not be counted among the unrighteous dead, set for impending, imminent and eventual judgment.

Lord Father, return us the true commitment made by our forefathers upon the rock, the salvation, the immoveable cornerstone, Christ Jesus.  Send torrential rains to wash clean our iniquities so that we may approach the footfalls of Your throne room without guilt.  Make us a people of clean lips so that our prayers may once again be fragrant to Your delight in heaven.  Allow us to sacrifice all and receive more in return.  Forgive our disobedience if we will repent and turn our voices, hearts and lives once again to You.