Prayer For The Bread
Thank You, Father, that You have promised to hear the prayers and petitions of Your servants and to nourish us with the body and blood of Your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Help me to prepare my heart as I partake of the bread and wine, which are the two beautiful symbols of Christ body broken for me, and His precious blood shed for me.
I am not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under Your table and yet You stooped down to save a wretch like me. And so I kneel in homage before You, in grateful remembrance of Your body broken and Your blood shed. In Jesus' name I pray,
Amen.
Lord, as I come to partake of the bread and the wine, I come in meekness of heart and humility of spirit, knowing that I cannot approach You in my own righteousness, but only because of Your great goodness and gracious mercy, in sending Your only begotten Son, to die on the cross in my place and to pay the price for my sin.
Thank You that You are a tender-hearted God, and that Your nature is always to show mercy to those who are justly deserving of Your wrath and punishment.
As I partake of the symbols of bread and wine, I eat and drink in remembrance of Him Who died for me and rose again, knowing that He has become to me, both my meat and my drink. Help me to live in newness of life and to walk worthy before You all the days of my life. This I ask in Jesus' name,
Amen.
Dear Lord Jesus, You were wounded for my transgressions, bruised for my iniquities and died on Calvary's cruel cross to pay the redemption price for my sins.
As I come to this communion table today, I kneel before You in grateful remembrance of what You did for me at Calvary, with a heart full of humble thanksgiving.
I confess I have not loved You as I ought and I have not loved my neighbour as myself, and so I ask that You would cleanse me of all my wrongdoings and self-centred thoughts. Thank You, that I have been washed in the blood of the Lamb and clothed in Your own righteousness, by grace through faith. I praise Your name for ever and ever,
Amen.
What a joy and a privilege it is to fellowship with You my Lord, and to commune with You. No matter where I am or who I am with, I know that You are with me, indwelling me, and I rejoice for my spirit that can share precious communion with You as I rest in Your arms of love.
Whether I am in a rushing noisy crowd or sitting in solitary stillness, communion with You my Lord is sweet and beautiful. Whatever ails me or delights me becomes Your concern, for You chose me before the foundation of the world and scheduled each day of my life before I was even born. How great You are, my Lord and God.
Who am I that You should condescend to spend time in sweet fellowship with me? My heart is humbled at the wonder that my God and King should care for me and desire intimate companionship with me. I was one who was once at enmity with You and dead in my trespasses and sins. But You sought me out, saved me, redeemed me and clothed me with Your own righteousness, and I will praise and wonder at Your saving grace through the eternity of eternities. You alone are worthy of honour and glory and praise and worship.
Amen.
Lord God,
We dwell in your house,
Drink in your presence
And find peace and rest in your arms.
We believe in your name,
Ask for your healing
And believe and trust in your love.
We thank you for your sacrifice,
Receive all you have for us
And pray and ask for restoration.
We need your touch.
We wait on you.
You are our Saviour, our friend, and our hope.
Amen.
Heavenly Father,
We praise You for this heavenly banquet that You have so freely given us. Thank you that we carry in our hearts the riches of this eternal goodness. May we pour it out wherever we go, lighting up the darkness with truth, speaking out hope where there is despair, and weaving Your unconditional love into all we do. Send us now in the power and strength of the Holy Spirit. May we live to be all that You have destined us to be.
In the name of Jesus we pray.
Amen.
Dear God,
Today we gather together as brothers and sisters in Christ to remember the extraordinary sacrifice You made in sending Jesus, Your beloved Son to be with us. We thank You for His legacy in words, actions and obedience to suffering on the cross.
Lord, we come to You now to ask for forgiveness for any thoughts, words or deeds that have not honoured Your name. We are also truly sorry for the times we have chosen to live selfishly rather than heed Your calling. We invite you to inhabit our hearts now as we take communion. As we share this meal, come bind us together as one family, filled with Your love.
Thank You Lord for Your grace that is at work in our lives.
Amen.
Lord, as we drink this wine,
We remember that you are the giver of life.
You are forgiveness, You bring deep peace to our souls and Your love flows within us.
As we pour out this wine, we see Your sacrifice poured out for us.
We notice the depth of Your goodness, and the pain You suffered for us.
We dwell upon the intricacy of human life, and the price You paid to set humanity free.
Yet just as the tombstone rolled away to unleash the Risen Lord, Your light shines in our hearts now, extinguishing all darkness to release Heavens blessings upon us.
Thank you, Lord.
Amen.