Thursday Evenings at All Hallows (Thursday, August 1, 2025)
Welcome to Thursday evenings at All Hallows
The Lord’s Supper has been described as “a sacrament of redemption by Christ’s death,” as well as “a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves for each other.”
In this evening’s message we take a look at the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, taking our cue from what the apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34.
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
The Lord be with you.
The Lord bless you.
Help us, Lord Jesus, to faithfully follow you
even when we are faced with great adversity,
not to falter in our faith but to grow stronger,
and not to flag in doing good to all
but show the generosity and kindness to others,
which you show to us.
We make this prayer in your name.
Let it be so. Amen.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Marty Haugen’s “Let Us Build a House (All Are Welcome).”
1 Let us build a house where love can dwell
and all can safely live.
A place where saints and children
tell how hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
rock of faith and vault of grace.
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
2 Let us build a house where prophets speak,
and words are strong and true.
Where all God’s children dare to seek
to dream God’s reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
and as symbol of God’s grace.
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
3 Let us build a house where love is found,
in water, wine and wheat.
A banquet hall on holy ground,
where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus,
is revealed in time and space,
as we share in Christ the feast that frees us;
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
4 Let us build a house where hands will reach
beyond the wood and stone.
To heal and strengthen, serve and teach,
and live the Word they’ve known.
Here the outcast and the stranger bear
the image of God’s face.
Let us bring an end to fear and danger;
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
5 Let us build a house where all are named,
their songs and visions heard.
And loved and treasured, taught and
claimed as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter,
prayers of faith and songs of grace.
Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter;
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place
Open this link in a new tab to hear Bazi Baker, Mary Beattie, Andy Campbell, Chloe Williams, and Jason Henderson’s “To Be Like You (Full of Compassion).”
Verse 1
Jesus you delight in showing mercy
You have shared a table with a thief
You embrace the orphan and you say “now follow me...
I am fighting for the least of these”
Verse 2
You have graced this world with your forgiveness
You have turned the tables with a kiss
You have laid your life down and you say “now follow me...
You will find me with the least of these”
Chorus
To be like You, full of compassion
To be like You, Jesus
To do as You do, to love without measure
To be like You, Jesus
Verse 3
You are moved to heal the brokenhearted
You have laid a table for a feast
You invite the outcast and you say “now come and eat...
There’s enough to fill your every need”
You're enough to fill our every need
Chorus
To be like You, full of compassion
To be like You, Jesus
To do as You do, to love without measure
To be like You, Jesus
Bridge
And let our lives be a pure reflection of You God
The thoughts of our hearts
And the words of our mouths be of You
And let our lives be a pure reflection of You God
The thoughts of our hearts
And the words of our mouths be of You
And let our lives be a pure reflection of You God
The thoughts of our hearts
And the words of our mouths be of You
And let our lives be a pure reflection of You God
The thoughts of our hearts
And the words of our mouths be of You
Chorus
To be like You, full of compassion
To be like You, Jesus
To do as You do, to love without measure
To be like You, Jesus
Outro
To do as You do, to love without measure
To be like You, Jesus
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD
Heavenly Father,
give us faith to receive your word,
understanding to know what it means,
and the will to put it into practice,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
A reading from Paul’s First letter to the Corinthians, Chapter 11, Verses 17-34
But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together. First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it. But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!
When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord’s Supper. For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk. What? Don’t you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God’s church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this!
For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.” For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.
So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.
But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way. Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord’s Supper, wait for each other. If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won’t bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I’ll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive.
Silence
May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.
The Lord’s Supper
On the night Jesus was betrayed, he instituted an important religious ceremony for his disciples, the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper recalls and proclaims a particular event in salvation history, Jesus’s suffering and death on the cross to bring about the reconciliation of God and humanity. The Lord’s Supper, however, is more than a way of remembering and announcing that event and how it affected our reconciliation with God. It is also a very important means of grace, a way which God works invisibly in us to arouse, strengthen, and confirm our faith in him.
How often a church celebrates the Lord’s Supper and the way in which the church celebrates the Lord’s Supper varies from church to church. Some churches follow the practice of the early Church and celebrate the Lord’s Supper every time the church gathers on a Sunday. Other churches celebrate the Lord’s Supper less frequently—monthly, quarterly, or less often. In some churches the celebration of the Lord’s Supper is an integral part of the Sunday gathering. It is treated with a degree of seriousness appropriate to something that God has ordered to happen. In other churches.it is treated in far less serious way. Small hermetically sealed tubs containing grape juice and a wafer are piled in a basket or box on a table at the back of the sanctuary or worship center and those who wish to celebrate the Lord's Supper are invited to take one or more of these “communion cup” or “fellowship cups” with them. The celebration of the Lord’s Supper is not treated as an act of the gathered church but rather as an act of the private individual.
This practice, however, should not be confused with the practice of bringing the communion elements to the homebound immediately after the Lord’s Supper or the practice of providing the communion elements to the homebound so that they may participate in the Lord’s Supper when the service is broadcast on cable TV or livestreamed on the internet. These two practices may be regarded as an extension of a communal celebration of the Lord’s Supper, one in which the homebound, while not physically present are present in spirit. The practice of bringing the communion elements to the homebound immediately after the service has a long history in the Christian Church, going back to the early Church. It recognizes that members of a particular church are members of the Body of Christ even though may be unable to attend its gatherings in person. They are still a part of God’s family. They are united to Christ and to the other members of the Body of Christ by their faith and by the Holy Spirit.
This evening’s reading is taken from a section of Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians in which he instructs the church at Corinth in how its members should conduct themselves at gatherings of the church. In the reading Paul draws to the attention of the church at Corinth that a number of its members were not celebrating the Lord’s Supper with the degree of seriousness warranted an ordinance of God. The way that they were treating the Lord’s Supper showed not only that they did not take the ordinance with the appropriate seriousness but also showed that they did not regard the latecomers, in all likelihoods, the poorer members of the church, common laborers and slaves, as fellow members of the Body of Christ. They were maintaining in the church’s gatherings the divisions of the larger society. They were not waiting for the latecomers to arrive before they began eating and they were not sharing their food with those who had none. They were using the Lord’s Supper as an opportunity to get drunk.
What Paul wrote to the church at Corinth applies to twenty-first century followers of Jesus in three ways. It applies to how we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, how we relate to other members of the Body of Christ at the Lord’s Supper and other times, and how we prepare to participate in the Lord’s Supper.
John Wesley, Anglican divine, leading figure of the eighteenth century Evangelical Revival in the Church of England, and founder of Methodism and the Methodist movement, described the Lord’s Supper as an “instituted” means of grace, meaning a spiritual practice in which Jesus himself participated and which he encouraged his followers to practice. Wesley held the Lord’s Supper in such high regard that he received communion every week and more often during the seasons of Christmas and Easter. He encouraged the early Methodists to receive communion regularly and frequently whenever it was available to them.
Celebrating the Lord’s Supper was not something to taken lightly or treat frivolously, the point that Paul was making to the church at Corinth. It was a time to give God thanks and praise for all God has done for us and to rededicate ourselves to God’s service. While we should celebrate the Lord’s Supper with the seriousness appropriate to the ordinance, we should not turn the celebration into a funeral for Jesus.
While there is certainly a place for confessing our sins and expressing our repentance in the Lord’s Supper, there is also a place for rejoicing. Jesus who suffered and died for us o the cross rose victorious from the dead and having shown himself to his disciples and other witnesses, instructed them to carry on his mission I the world, and then ascended into heaven where he sits at the Father’s right hand side and intercedes for us. When we share the bread and the cup of the Lord’s Supper, he nourishes us spiritually with the very Bread of Life, himself. How this happens is a mystery into which we do not need to look deeply but gratefully receive from his hand all that he gives us.
As Paul draws to our attention elsewhere, there are no divisions in Christ, no Jews, no Gentiles, no males, no females, no free, no slaves. Whatever divides the world has no place in the Body of Christ. As the apostle James writes, the followers of Jesus should not show preference to the poor over the rich or the rich over the poor. They should treat everyone alike regardless of who they are and the walk of life from which they come. They should treat everyone with compassion, forgiveness, generosity, kindness, and respect. As the apostle John reminds us, how can we claim to love God who we cannot see if we do not love our brothers and sisters who can see.
When we gather to celebrate the Lord’s Supper, regardless of whether we will be present in person or in spirit, we need to take time beforehand to examine ourselves, our attitudes, our ways of thinking, and our actions in regard to the other participants. Do we see any individual or group in particular as less than a brother or sister in Christ? Do we understand fully that apart from God’s gracious mercy none of us would be participating in the Lord’s Supper? Do we recognize that Jesus is the host at the Lord’s Supper and not ourselves, that he has invited the guests, that he welcomes all who respond to his invitation, those in the early stages of their faith journey as well as those who have been walking that path for many years?
John Wesley believed that the Lord’s Supper was a “converting ordinance” as well as a very important means of grace. While Wesley recognized that the means of grace “were not able to do anything in themselves in the absence of any faith whatsoever,” he also realized that “even with the tiniest seeds of faith, intentional participation in the means of grace was of utmost value in growing in a person into robust, healthy, perfected faith.” He recognized that different people had a different degree of faith. Whatever their degree of faith, it was nonetheless faith. “Weak faith, though it be weak, is still sufficient faith for participation in the means of grace. Indeed, a person’s faith may very well be made stronger by such participation.”
Wesley believed that the Lord’s Supper conveyed to the individual the kind of grace that he needed at a particular stage in his faith journey. He, however, did not see the Lord’s Supper as a remedy for those without any faith at all. Rather he saw the Lord’s Supper as capable of stirring a weak ember of faith into a blazing fire. While it is God, not the Lord’s Supper, who gives us faith, God through the Lord’s Supper and the other means of grace can blow the tiniest spark of faith into a bright flame.
For this reason, Wesley encouraged those who believed that their faith was too inadequate or who had come to doubt that they had any faith at all to participate in the Lord’s Supper.
John Wesley’s advice to the early Methodists to receive communion regularly and frequently whenever it was available to them is good advice for us today. Indeed, I would encourage churches that celebrate the Lord’s Supper monthly or less infrequently to have a weekly celebration of the Lord’s Supper, to bring the communion elements to the homebound after the service, or to broadcast the service on cable TV or livestream it on the internet and to provide the homebound with the elements so that they can receive communion too.
The Lord’s Supper is not only a very important way God shows his love for us, but it is also a very important way for us to show our love for others wherever they are in their faith journey, whatever their circumstances. Christian love desires and seeks the wellbeing of others, This includes their spiritual wellbeing as well as their physical and emotional wellbeing. As John wrote, “we love because he first loved us.” It is God’s love that transforms us and enable us to love, and it is God’s example of love that is a constant reminder of our need to love others.
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Shirley Erena Murray’s “Who Is My Mother, Who Is My Brother?”
1 Who is my mother,
who is my brother?
all those who gather round Jesus Christ:
Spirit-blown people
born from the Gospel
sit at the table, round Jesus Christ.
2 Differently abled,
differently labeled,
widen the circle round Jesus Christ,
crutches and stigmas,
culture's enigmas,
all come together round Jesus Christ.
3 Love will relate us --
color or status
can't segregate us, round Jesus Christ:
family failings,
human derailings --
all are accepted, round Jesus Christ.
4 Bound by one vision,
met for one mission
we claim each other, round Jesus Christ:
here is my mother,
here is my brother,
kindred in Spirit, through Jesus Christ.
Let us affirm with Christians across the ages what we believe about God
and his love for us.
We believe in one God,
who made us and loves all that is.
We believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was born, lived, died and rose again,
and is coming to call all to account.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
who calls, equips and sends out God’s people,
and brings all things to their true end.
This is our faith, the faith of the Church:
We believe in one God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
THE MINISTRY OF PRAYER
During the silence after each petition, those present may offer their own prayers silently or aloud.
Let us join in prayer with God’s faithful people throughout the
world, saying “God of Love: hear our prayer.”
We pray for the unity of your church, that our life may reflect the
love you have shown us.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We ask your grace for N our pastor and for all who
minister in word and in action, that we may bear faithful witness
to your good news.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We seek your peace and justice in our world, our country, and our
community, that the needy may never be forgotten.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We ask your blessing on our homes, our friends and family, and
on those who live alone, that we may know your presence ever
near us.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We name before you all whom you have given us to pray for
[especially….], knowing that you are doing for them better things
than we can ask or imagine.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We commend to you all who have died [especially….], that our
trust in you may deepen as you keep them safe in your care.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We offer our thanks and praise for all you have done for us,
rejoicing in the knowledge that you are with us always.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We look for your purposes to be accomplished, and ask you to fill
us with the strength and vision to further your reign.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
Accept our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord, who taught us to pray:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Open this link to hear Bob Kauflin’s “Grace Unmeasured.”
Verse 1
Grace unmeasured, vast and free
That knew me from eternity
That called me out before my birth
To bring You glory on this earth
Grace amazing, pure and deep
That saw me in my misery
That took my curse and owned my blame
So I could bear Your righteous name
Chorus
Grace paid for my sins
And brought me to life
Grace clothes me with power
To do what is right
Grace will lead me to heaven
Where I’ll see Your face
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
Verse 2
Grace abounding, strong and true
That makes me long to be like You
That turns me from my selfish pride
To love the cross on which You died
Grace unending all my days
You’ll give me strength to run this race
And when my years on earth are through
The praise will all belong to You
Final Chorus
Grace paid for my sins
And brought me to life
Grace clothes me with power
To do what is right
Grace will lead me to heaven
Where I’ll see Your face
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
Grace paid for my sins
And brought me to life
Grace clothes me with power
To do what is right
Grace will lead me to heaven
Where I’ll see Your face
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
Outro
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
THE SENDING FORTH OF GOD’S PEOPLE
In darkness and in light,
in trouble and in joy,
help us, heavenly Father,
to trust your love,
to serve your purpose,
and to praise your name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The love of the Father enfold us,
the wisdom of the Son enlighten us,
the fire of the Spirit enflame us;
and the blessing of God, the Three in One,
be upon us and abide with us now and for ever. Amen.
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
Those present may exchange a gesture of peace with these or similar words:
Peace be with you.
As Paul draws to our attention elsewhere, there are no divisions in Christ, no Jews, no Gentiles, no males, no females, no free, no slaves. Whatever divides the world has no place in the Body of Christ. As the apostle James writes, the followers of Jesus should not show preference to the poor over the rich or the rich over the poor. They should treat everyone alike regardless of who they are and the walk of life from which they come. They should treat everyone with compassion, forgiveness, generosity, kindness, and respect. As the apostle John reminds us, how can we claim to love God who we cannot see if we do not love our brothers and sisters who can see.
When we gather to celebrate the Lord’s Supper, regardless of whether we will be present in person or in spirit, we need to take time beforehand to examine ourselves, our attitudes, our ways of thinking, and our actions in regard to the other participants. Do we see any individual or group in particular as less than a brother or sister in Christ? Do we understand fully that apart from God’s gracious mercy none of us would be participating in the Lord’s Supper? Do we recognize that Jesus is the host at the Lord’s Supper and not ourselves, that he has invited the guests, that he welcomes all who respond to his invitation, those in the early stages of their faith journey as well as those who have been walking that path for many years?
John Wesley believed that the Lord’s Supper was a “converting ordinance” as well as a very important means of grace. While Wesley recognized that the means of grace “were not able to do anything in themselves in the absence of any faith whatsoever,” he also realized that “even with the tiniest seeds of faith, intentional participation in the means of grace was of utmost value in growing in a person into robust, healthy, perfected faith.” He recognized that different people had a different degree of faith. Whatever their degree of faith, it was nonetheless faith. “Weak faith, though it be weak, is still sufficient faith for participation in the means of grace. Indeed, a person’s faith may very well be made stronger by such participation.”
Wesley believed that the Lord’s Supper conveyed to the individual the kind of grace that he needed at a particular stage in his faith journey. He, however, did not see the Lord’s Supper as a remedy for those without any faith at all. Rather he saw the Lord’s Supper as capable of stirring a weak ember of faith into a blazing fire. While it is God, not the Lord’s Supper, who gives us faith, God through the Lord’s Supper and the other means of grace can blow the tiniest spark of faith into a bright flame.
For this reason, Wesley encouraged those who believed that their faith was too inadequate or who had come to doubt that they had any faith at all to participate in the Lord’s Supper.
John Wesley’s advice to the early Methodists to receive communion regularly and frequently whenever it was available to them is good advice for us today. Indeed, I would encourage churches that celebrate the Lord’s Supper monthly or less infrequently to have a weekly celebration of the Lord’s Supper, to bring the communion elements to the homebound after the service, or to broadcast the service on cable TV or livestream it on the internet and to provide the homebound with the elements so that they can receive communion too.
The Lord’s Supper is not only a very important way God shows his love for us, but it is also a very important way for us to show our love for others wherever they are in their faith journey, whatever their circumstances. Christian love desires and seeks the wellbeing of others, This includes their spiritual wellbeing as well as their physical and emotional wellbeing. As John wrote, “we love because he first loved us.” It is God’s love that transforms us and enable us to love, and it is God’s example of love that is a constant reminder of our need to love others.
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Shirley Erena Murray’s “Who Is My Mother, Who Is My Brother?”
1 Who is my mother,
who is my brother?
all those who gather round Jesus Christ:
Spirit-blown people
born from the Gospel
sit at the table, round Jesus Christ.
2 Differently abled,
differently labeled,
widen the circle round Jesus Christ,
crutches and stigmas,
culture's enigmas,
all come together round Jesus Christ.
3 Love will relate us --
color or status
can't segregate us, round Jesus Christ:
family failings,
human derailings --
all are accepted, round Jesus Christ.
4 Bound by one vision,
met for one mission
we claim each other, round Jesus Christ:
here is my mother,
here is my brother,
kindred in Spirit, through Jesus Christ.
Let us affirm with Christians across the ages what we believe about God
and his love for us.
We believe in one God,
who made us and loves all that is.
We believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was born, lived, died and rose again,
and is coming to call all to account.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
who calls, equips and sends out God’s people,
and brings all things to their true end.
This is our faith, the faith of the Church:
We believe in one God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
THE MINISTRY OF PRAYER
During the silence after each petition, those present may offer their own prayers silently or aloud.
Let us join in prayer with God’s faithful people throughout the
world, saying “God of Love: hear our prayer.”
We pray for the unity of your church, that our life may reflect the
love you have shown us.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We ask your grace for N our pastor and for all who
minister in word and in action, that we may bear faithful witness
to your good news.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We seek your peace and justice in our world, our country, and our
community, that the needy may never be forgotten.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We ask your blessing on our homes, our friends and family, and
on those who live alone, that we may know your presence ever
near us.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We name before you all whom you have given us to pray for
[especially….], knowing that you are doing for them better things
than we can ask or imagine.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We commend to you all who have died [especially….], that our
trust in you may deepen as you keep them safe in your care.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We offer our thanks and praise for all you have done for us,
rejoicing in the knowledge that you are with us always.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
We look for your purposes to be accomplished, and ask you to fill
us with the strength and vision to further your reign.
Silence
God of love: Hear our prayer.
Accept our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord, who taught us to pray:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Open this link to hear Bob Kauflin’s “Grace Unmeasured.”
Verse 1
Grace unmeasured, vast and free
That knew me from eternity
That called me out before my birth
To bring You glory on this earth
Grace amazing, pure and deep
That saw me in my misery
That took my curse and owned my blame
So I could bear Your righteous name
Chorus
Grace paid for my sins
And brought me to life
Grace clothes me with power
To do what is right
Grace will lead me to heaven
Where I’ll see Your face
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
Verse 2
Grace abounding, strong and true
That makes me long to be like You
That turns me from my selfish pride
To love the cross on which You died
Grace unending all my days
You’ll give me strength to run this race
And when my years on earth are through
The praise will all belong to You
Final Chorus
Grace paid for my sins
And brought me to life
Grace clothes me with power
To do what is right
Grace will lead me to heaven
Where I’ll see Your face
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
Grace paid for my sins
And brought me to life
Grace clothes me with power
To do what is right
Grace will lead me to heaven
Where I’ll see Your face
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
Outro
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
And never cease
To thank You for Your grace
THE SENDING FORTH OF GOD’S PEOPLE
In darkness and in light,
in trouble and in joy,
help us, heavenly Father,
to trust your love,
to serve your purpose,
and to praise your name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The love of the Father enfold us,
the wisdom of the Son enlighten us,
the fire of the Spirit enflame us;
and the blessing of God, the Three in One,
be upon us and abide with us now and for ever. Amen.
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
Those present may exchange a gesture of peace with these or similar words:
Peace be with you.
Comments
Post a Comment