We incorporate justice into confession when we broaden our confession to include our participation in unjust structures of society as well as our individual shortcomings:

Eternal God, our judge and redeemer,
we confess that we have tried to hide from you,
for we have done wrong.
We have lived for ourselves
and apart from you.
We have turned from our neighbors
and refused to bear the burdens of others.
We have ignored the pain of the world
and passed by the hungry, the poor, and the oppressed.
In your great mercy, forgive our sins
and free us from selfishness,
that we may choose your will
and obey your commandments;
through Jesus Christ our Savior.

–Book of Common Worship, p.54
©1993, Westminster/John Knox Press

• A powerful song of confession that includes both our indifference to the "least" in our world and the causes of why so many of these people exist is "Perdón, Señor" (SNC 59).

• The songs "In An Age of Twisted Values" (SNC 61) and "Who Can Sound the Depths of Sorrow" (SNC 63) confess the misplaced priorities that exist in our nations. In addition, numerous Kyries from around the world can add international flavor to our cry for mercy, reminding us that we are connected to the whole world, whether as oppressor or oppressed.

Listen to the songs

• Perdòn Senor
• In An Age…
• Who Can Sound…