Forgive me, Father, for I am a modern woman.
Please forgive me for my
gluttony; I was full after dinner and ate some
cheesecake anyway.
I will jog an extra five kilometres as atonement for my sin.
Please
forgive me, Father, for
my lustful ways. I have touched a
man and we are not
married.
I will be reminded daily of this error by my peers, and will be publicly and openly shamed by them.
Please forgive me for my
greed and
vanity as I bought two new skirts before
donating to the church.
I will fast for two days to make up for my selfish actions.
Forgive me for being
jealous of my
colleagues who are
promoted before me. I will cast aside
judgement and trust my superiors- it
is merely a
co-incidence that my male peers are all considered more knowledgeable than I.
I will work harder and longer to please and satisfy my superiors.
Please
forgive me, Father, for
questioning your existence.
I will torture myself daily as a result of my ignorance.
Please help to shape me into the
perfect image of your daughter so that I may teach other women
the error of their ways. Make me a
stronger,
wiser, more
productive woman,
Father.
Amen.