What is this you offer us, Lord?
A feast
of food and drink
come from heaven
to fill us
sustain us
nourish us
a feast through which
we can share the life of God’s new age
the kingdom of heaven
come down to earth
dwelling among us
what blessing, what joy is ours
praise and thanksgiving we lay at the throne
of the Son of Man
the bread of heaven, Christ Jesus
who lives in us
and we in him
hallelujah
Hallelujah indeed
our hearts overflow with thanksgiving
for all the Lord has given us
food for the journey
companionship on the way
guidance on the route
of following our Saviour and Master
Christ Jesus
through whom we are joined to our siblings in Christ throughout the world
today we bring before you the congregation of Urray and Kilchrist, who welcomed their new minister, Monika Redman on Friday.
May they be a blessing to one another
and may Monika, and her family, settle into their new manse, making it a home soon.
We pause to recall the congregations which surround us
bless them, and grant them power in the Holy Spirit to be beacons of light in their communities
we recall those congregations and Christians who have shaped us in our journey of faith
and we also recall the Christians in persecuted church
in India, Eritrea, Somalia
among many, many others
may their joining to Christ sustain them
and may they know, through the power of the Holy Spirit, they are prayed for
Bread of Heaven
we thank and praise you for sustaining us
in many, many more ways than we can fully express in words
so we pause
to offer in silence those prayers for which we cannot find words, but we know you look into our hearts and understand each one
[pause]
All these prayers, spoken and unspoken, we offer through Christ Jesus
Amen