Lord, our lives have become so full of things and events that our souls are empty. Sin has covered us like kudzu, so that our hearts are jaded and hardened, and our eyes can no longer cry. We have seen it all, and nothing more disturbs us or moves us.

Break through our shells, O God, that we may fall at your feet, sense your holiness, and have our lips purified by the heat of your altar. Woe am I, a man of uncleaness in the midst of an unclean people! Forgive us, Father, forgive, that we may live to see your light. Through Christ crucified. Amen.