Forgive us our trespasses...

We have received on trust, but we have not fulfilled the trust. We have received a loan, but have not returned what we owe. We have managed an investment, but we have failed to invest wisely and return to the investor what is due.

The Greek of the gospels is opheilema: a debt, an obligation. Consider the parable of the faithful stewards. All three had received. Two took risks to grow and returned more than had been received. One returned only what was received.

We are created into order to create. We have been healed in order to heal. We are loved in order to love. We have been given life in order to live abundantly. Forgive us when we are fearful, selfish, passive, and fail to take full advantage of the creative risks which are given us.