collaborative prayer for Sunday's Communion

based of whole life worship.  Romans 12:1

1:  Father God, we are weary of lives half lived for You.

2:  We are weary of holding tight to things when we should let go.

3:  We've had enough of self-help solutions

1:  We realize that without you we are beyond help.

3:  You have called us to lay everything down

2:    To place it on the altar of grace

1:  You are the lover of our souls

3:  a seeker of pure undivided hearts

2:  You call us to drop everything and follow

1:  our fears

2:  our self-saving strategies

3:  our lust for more things

1:  our past which accuses us

2:  our anger which divides and destroys us

3:  our greed that corrupts us

1:  our love of self that blinds us

3:  Lord, as a people we have sinned

2:  We've chosen other things over the one true living God

1:  And yet with amazing grace you relentlessly call us into relationship.

3:  And so now we come to a table.

2:  The bread- a symbol of Your body that was broken

1:  your brokenness Lord Jesus put me back together.

3:  The cup- a symbol of Your blood

2:  You shed Your blood so that I might live

1:  Your blood for my salvation

2:  And so we worship You

3:  our hope and savior

1:  and when we take the bread and drink the cup we present ourselves
as living sacrifices-

All Three:  holy

3:  because you covered our sins

All Three:  Acceptable

1:  Because you brought us in

3:  This is our act of worship.

2:  In Jesus Name,

All Three:  Amen.

Comments

[wanda]

I made some additions to your piece. Visit your email. This was a drink of cool water. Thanks for the refreshment. W

[Matt]

Thanks, Wanda!