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Bread, Wine, and Invitation to Share
Led by Peter Johnston and Pastor Ken
We create a new world when we eat and drink together at
the Table of Unity. This simple and profound act reminds us
of the deeper aspects of human fellowship. We are
connected to each other, to the gifts of our planet and to the
Spirit of Life and Love from whom all blessings flow. The
sharing of bread and wine has been a universal symbol of
community. May we find strength and grace for the
journeys of our lives. To the table the Spirit bids us come.
Let us pray.
One: Spirit of Life and Love, You have set the places,
You have poured the wine, and there is always
room, You say, for one more.
All: And so we come
One: From the streets and the alleys, we come.
From the deserts and from the hills, we come.
All: From the ravages of poverty and from the places
of privilege, we come.
One: Running, limping, carried, we come.
All: We are bloodied with our wars,
We are wearied with our wounds,
We carry our dead within us,
And we reckon with their ghosts.
One: We hold the seeds of healing,
We dream of a new creation,
We know the things that make for peace,
And we struggle to give them wings.
And yet, to Your table, We come.
Hungering for Your bread, We come.
Thirsting for Your wine, We come:
Singing Your song in every language,
Speaking your name in every tongue,
In conflict and in communion,
In discord and in desire.
All: We come, O God of Wisdom, We come.
(All the bread is gluten-free. All are welcome to come forward by way of the center aisle, dip a piece of bread into the cup, and know the fellowship of Spirit.)
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