Merciful and Just God, we come to you in this time of need.

Teach us to sit with the pain of the many women who have been broken and wounded by the devastating actions of Ravi Zacharias.

Out of the depths we cry to you, O Lord. Have mercy.

Teach us to sit with the pain of the continued brokenness of humanity which we see when men act in sinful ways, offending the image of God in the other, and abusing women sexually, physically, emotionally and spiritually

Out of the depths we cry to you, O Lord. Have mercy.

Teach us to sit with the pain wrought by the systems and structures of Christian ministry organizations that seem to lend themselves time and again to gross abuses of power, moral negligence, and ethical abandon.

Out of the depths we cry to you, O Lord. Have mercy.

We confess that we have chosen reputation over integrity, power over love, preservation over redemption, arrogance over humility, secrecy over truthfulness and devastation over life, serving our own sinful desires over honouring the God we claim to serve.

Out of the depths we cry to you, O Lord. Have mercy.