Sunday
Eu — EUCHARISTIC PARTICIPATION
Gathered at His Table, Sent as One
How this day connects
Sacramental Stream · B–Eu · Water → Oil → Table
Mephibosheth bows before King David. He is Jonathan’s son and a grandson of Saul, Israel’s former king. David calls him by name and tells him to set aside his fear. For Jonathan’s sake, he restores the family’s land and gives Mephibosheth a permanent place at his own table (2 Samuel 9:6–13). Each meal makes that welcome visible. The man who approached with fear now eats among the king’s sons. This account of royal kindness prepares us to consider the greater welcome Christ gives His people at His Table.
Begin with 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; 11:23–26. Read with this question: What do we receive and declare when the Church shares the bread and cup? The other passages deepen today’s theme and remain available as you return to the page.
READ — 2 Samuel 9:1–13; Luke 22:14–20; 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; Hebrews 13:15–16; Matthew 28:18–20 (NKJV)
Read slowly, returning to the starting passage as you follow today’s theme. The passages belong together: they help us hear the meditation and pray in response to what God has revealed. You can return to the additional readings throughout the day or week.
2 Samuel 9:1–13 — NKJV
1 Now David said, "Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
2 And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He said, "At your service!"
3 Then the king said, "Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?" And Ziba said to the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in his feet."
4 So the king said to him, "Where is he?" And Ziba said to the king, "Indeed he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar."
5 Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
6 Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, "Mephibosheth?" And he answered, "Here is your servant!"
7 So David said to him, "Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually."
8 Then he bowed himself, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?"
9 And the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "I have given to your master's son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
10 You therefore, and your sons and your servants, shall work the land for him, and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master's son may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread at my table always." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 Then Ziba said to the king, "According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do." "As for Mephibosheth," said the king, "he shall eat at my table like one of the king's sons."
12 Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.
Luke 22:14–20 — NKJV
14 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him.
15 Then He said to them, "With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;
16 for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."
17 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves;
18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you."
1 Corinthians 10:16–17 — NKJV
16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.
1 Corinthians 11:23–26 — NKJV
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;
24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.
Hebrews 13:15–16 — NKJV
15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Matthew 28:18–20 — NKJV
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Monday begins with Baptismal Identity: received into Christ, we belong to the Father’s household. Sunday gathers this belonging into Eucharistic Participation. At the Lord’s Table, the gathered Church gives thanks, remembers His saving death and resurrection through the Holy Spirit, shares in His life, and proclaims His death until He comes.
Eucharist comes from the Greek word for thanksgiving. At the Lord’s Supper, Jesus gives thanks and breaks the bread. The gathered Church receives His gift with gratitude, remembering the love with which He has loved us (1 Corinthians 11:23–26).
Thanksgiving opens our eyes to the Giver. We name His mercy, remember His faithfulness and honour Him before one another. Scripture joins giving thanks with making God’s deeds known among the peoples (1 Chronicles 16:8). Gratitude already carries the beginnings of proclamation.
Yet the Table adds another word: remembrance.
Jesus commands His disciples to share the bread and cup in remembrance of Him (Luke 22:19–20). His once-for-all sacrifice stands complete. Through the Holy Spirit, the gathered Church remembers by participating in the life of the crucified, risen and reigning Lord. We come to the One who gave Himself for us and continues to share His life with His people.
Paul helps us understand this participation. The cup and bread are communion in Christ’s blood and body; those who share the one bread belong to one body (1 Corinthians 10:16–17). We receive together as people joined to Him. The person beside us shares His gift, and their hunger, grief and need concern us.
Paul also says that eating the bread and drinking the cup proclaims the Lord’s death until He comes (1 Corinthians 11:26). In this gathered act the Church declares that His death has brought us life and that we await His return. As we rise to serve and speak of Him, that confession continues through the week. Remembrance draws us into participation, and the life we receive gives substance to our proclamation.
Around the King’s Table, belonging becomes visible. Mephibosheth at David’s table offers a small biblical picture of covenant welcome. In Christ the invitation becomes immeasurably greater. The Father gathers sons and daughters around His gift. The Son, our Great High Priest, has opened access and gives Himself for the life of the world. The Spirit forms the many into one Body.
At the Table the Church rehearses the pattern of its whole life. We turn to the Father through the Son in the Holy Spirit. We remember the mighty acts of God. We give thanks. We ask the Spirit to make communion living among us. We intercede for the Church and the world. We share the one bread. We bless God with one heart and mouth. Then we rise to carry what we have received.
This pattern strengthens the Church’s fruitfulness because doctrine, prayer, communion, reconciliation, care for the poor, witness and mission stay joined. The stranger can be welcomed because the household has a distinct Name, a story, a Table and a way of life. People can be received, taught, healed, reconciled, anointed for service, fed and sent.
The Table tells the truth about our relationships. Contempt, vengeance, disregard for weaker members and indifference to hunger stand under the judgement of Christ’s self-giving love. Communion calls us towards truthful reconciliation, generous sharing and care for those who hunger.
The royal priesthood also brings the world to the Table in intercession. We remember the sick, the grieving, the persecuted, the poor, those caught in war and violence, those estranged from God, and those whose names are known only to the Father. The household gathers before God for the sake of others.
This participation shapes the days that follow. The thanksgiving we offer together continues in daily gratitude. Our communion in Christ bears fruit in reconciliation, generosity and shared life. Fed at His Table, we go to serve our neighbours and bear witness to the risen Lord.
And Jesus’ sending is explicit: Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations (Matthew 28:19). Making disciples is formation carried forward. We baptise into the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; we teach people to inhabit everything Jesus commanded; we gather them into His Body; and, as they are formed in Christ, they too are sent.
Baptismal Identity and Eucharistic Participation form the two bookends of our week. Together they hold before us the movement of Water–Oil–Table: received into Christ, anointed by the Spirit, gathered at His Table and sent into the world. Each day, we live from the belonging we have received and participate in the life He shares with His people.
Today We Enter
Today we come with thanksgiving. We remember Christ through the Spirit, receive His gift together, discern His Body and bring the world before the Father. Then we rise from the King’s Table as a royal priesthood, sent with the ministry of reconciliation to make disciples among the nations.
Read the prayer slowly and make its words your own. Pause to name particular people and situations. We pray as members of Christ’s Church, including when we pray alone. The Scripture references show the passages behind the prayers and declarations; return to them whenever you want to consider a prayer more closely.
Pray these words in preparation for worship with your church, or as thanksgiving for the communion you have received. If you cannot gather today, bring your church before the Father and remain connected through prayer and the care of its people. Let the thanksgiving of the gathered Church continue in the love you offer during the week.
Each day follows the whole Lord’s Prayer, with today’s theme shaping the words we pray. Begin each movement with the Scripture line. Pray aloud where you can, allowing praise, thanksgiving, lament and declarations their own voice. Pause to name people and circumstances. We pray with and for the whole Church, including when we pray alone. The Prayer guide explains how the prayer connects with SHINE.
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Talking back means answering temptation with the truth of Scripture. Following Jesus’ example, we name the lie or sinful invitation, speak the fitting words of Scripture, and offer our allegiance to Him. We may address God, our own soul, or the tempter in Christ’s Name. Love for Christ gives this resistance its purpose. We bring grief, weakness and distress to God with compassion, and stand together in the help He gives. (Matthew 4:1–11; Psalm 42:5; James 4:7; Ephesians 6:10–18)
Our Father in heaven,
(Matthew 6:9) NKJV
Father, we give You glory for Your faithfulness through the generations. You heard the cry of Israel in bondage, brought Your people through the sea and taught them to recount Your deliverance to their children. In Jesus Christ You have opened the greater deliverance we now proclaim. Through His cross the powers were disarmed; through His resurrection death’s dominion was broken. The risen Lord reigns, and His Spirit gathers a people for Your praise. We will tell of Your saving works from generation to generation, awaiting the resurrection of the dead and the glory of Your coming kingdom. (Exodus 12:14; Exodus 13:8; Colossians 2:13–15; Hebrews 2:14–15; Acts 2:32–33; 1 Corinthians 15:20–28)
Hallowed be Your name.
(Matthew 6:9) NKJV
Father, we draw near through Jesus Christ, our Great High Priest, and praise the mercy that has opened Your presence to us. Lord Jesus, You gave Yourself for the life of the world, and we adore You, crucified and risen. Holy Spirit, we honour Your presence in the gathered Church and the communion You give us in Christ. Around His Table we bow with reverence and rejoice in His love. The worship of Your household rises before You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, whose goodness sustains our life together. (Hebrews 10:19–22; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; Ephesians 2:18)
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we praise Your holy Name. Your splendour fills the worship of heaven, and Your mercy gathers the Church on earth. We lift our hearts with all Your people and adore the love into which You have received us. You know the lonely, the weary and the troubled among us, and Your compassion calls us to honour each member of Your Body. In Your presence we receive one another with kindness. Our shared worship and the care we offer bear witness to the goodness of our God. (Revelation 4:8–11; Revelation 5:9–14; Ephesians 2:18–22; 1 Corinthians 12:25–26)
Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
(Matthew 6:10) NKJV
Father, we renounce contempt, rivalry and the resentments that divide Your people. Cleanse our hearts as we draw near to the Lord’s Table. Help us seek reconciliation where it is possible and honour the care and protection that wounded people need. Guard us from indifference to those who hunger. Teach us to receive one another with patience and practical love. Let our shared worship bear the fruit of truthful, generous fellowship. (1 Corinthians 11:17–22, 28–29; Ephesians 4:31–32)
Jesus Christ has offered Himself once for all and has opened the way into the Father’s presence. His blood has made peace, and His risen life is the hope of His people. Through Him we have access to the Father in one Spirit, and we belong together within the household of God. The Lord who gathers us at His Table remains our living High Priest. We receive our common life from Him and offer ourselves as His royal priesthood. We await the resurrection of our bodies and the fullness of His kingdom. The mercy we share shall bear fruit in generous fellowship, and we will proclaim His goodness among the people to whom He sends us. (Hebrews 10:10–22; Hebrews 7:25; Colossians 1:20; Ephesians 2:18–22; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Corinthians 15:20–26)
Lord Jesus, we confess that the cup we bless is communion in Your blood and the bread we break is communion in Your body. Through You, the many are gathered into one Body. We receive Your gifts with faith and gratitude, and we acknowledge one another as members of the household Your mercy has made. The suffering of one member concerns us all; the honour of one becomes our shared joy. We give ourselves to truthful fellowship, generous service and faithful care, receiving one another in the grace by which You have received us. (1 Corinthians 10:16–17; 1 Corinthians 12:25–26; Romans 15:7)
We pray for those estranged from You. Bring the Gospel near through words and lives. Give the Church compassion for neighbourhoods and nations. Raise workers for the harvest. Let our intercession become service and our service become witness. As a royal priesthood beneath Christ our Great High Priest, teach us to stand before You for the sake of others. (Matthew 9:36–38; 2 Corinthians 5:18–20)
Lord Jesus, help us obey Your command to make disciples. Give us patience to teach others what You have taught us and humility to keep learning ourselves. Strengthen those preparing for baptism and those beginning to serve in Your Church. Surround them with faithful companions. Let the Word be heard, prayer be shared and gifts be welcomed. Raise up people who will carry Your gospel into places where it has scarcely been known. (Matthew 28:18–20; Acts 2:38–42)
Give us this day our daily bread.
(Matthew 6:11) NKJV
Father, feed Your people through Scripture and sacrament, prayer and fellowship. Strengthen our devotion to the teaching we have received and the life we share. Give children patient teachers, new believers faithful companions and older believers opportunities to encourage others. Help us share our resources gladly. Make room in our homes for the lonely and in our prayers for the troubled. Let our congregations grow in love, gratitude and obedience to Jesus. (Acts 2:42–47)
Father, we bring the empty places in our gathering and the people whose absence we feel. We grieve those who have died, those kept away by sickness or displacement, and those wounded within Your Church. We mourn the divisions that obscure our fellowship and the hunger that continues beside our abundance. How long until Your household is gathered in the fullness of Your kingdom? Hear our sorrow and remember Your people in mercy. Through the risen Jesus we draw near together, awaiting the day when death and mourning are ended. (Romans 12:15; 1 Corinthians 12:26; Revelation 21:1–5)
Father, we bring the world before You in prayer. Remember the sick, the grieving, the persecuted and the poor. Protect those caught in war, displacement, famine and exploitation. Guide rulers towards justice and restrain those who use power to harm. Provide for prisoners, refugees and children at risk. Strengthen those who serve them. Show us where our own hands can help, and keep us faithful in prayer for needs beyond our reach. (1 Timothy 2:1–4; Hebrews 13:1–3)
Father, hold close those who cannot gather today: people at home through illness, those in hospital or prison, displaced families and those working necessary shifts. Keep them present in our prayers and our care. Prompt us to visit, call and provide practical help. Guide the Church in bringing pastoral care and communion to those unable to attend. Let each person know that they remain loved and remembered within Your household. (Hebrews 13:1–3; 1 Corinthians 12:25–26)
And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.
(Matthew 6:12) NKJV
Father, we repent of seeking communion with Christ while nurturing contempt for His members. We confess that wealth and poverty, status and weakness, race and class, education and personality have too often determined whose needs we notice. We repent of receiving abundance while remaining indifferent to another person’s hunger. We turn from these divisions and bow before the Lord who gives Himself to His whole Body. Forgive us, and receive our return. We place our common life beneath Your judgement and Your mercy, ready to share the gifts we have received and honour the people You have joined to us. (1 Corinthians 11:17–22, 27–29; 1 Corinthians 12:21–26)
Father, forgive the times we have received the gifts of Your household while neglecting its people. Forgive our impatience with those who need care and our reluctance to share responsibility. Turn us from indifference, rivalry and the pursuit of comfort. Help us honour those with little influence and receive those who are new among us. Give us courage to acknowledge wrongdoing and put it right. Make our churches faithful in the love we profess. (1 Corinthians 12:21–26; James 2:1–9)
Holy Spirit, make remembrance living among us. Draw our attention beyond routine. Form gratitude deep enough to survive familiarity. Unite divided hearts in Christ without hiding truth. Bring repentance where relationships are broken. Heal bodies and memories. Give words for apology, courage for forgiveness and wisdom for boundaries. Make the peace of Christ govern the household. (1 Corinthians 10:16–17; Ephesians 2:18; Colossians 3:12–15)
Lord Jesus, deepen our reverence for Your command to gather in remembrance of You. Guard our fellowship from contempt where Christians differ in their understanding or practice. Give us humility to learn and faithfulness to receive what You give. Strengthen our love for Your Body throughout the world. Help us honour one another, seek reconciliation and serve generously. Let the peace we share in worship reach the relationships awaiting us beyond the gathering. (Luke 22:19; Ephesians 4:1–6)
And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.
(Matthew 6:13) NKJV
Worthy are You, Lord Jesus, who gave Yourself for the life of the world. We bless You for the generosity of Your love and rejoice that You gather Your people into one Body. At Your Table You receive the people You have redeemed, and Your mercy gives us reason to honour one another. We find our joy in Your life and our honour in serving Your household. We relinquish the rivalry that seeks a higher place and the pride that grasps at power. You are our Lord, and we delight to belong to You together. Your praise will accompany us into the streets, where we will share Your gifts and make Your welcome known. (John 6:51; 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; Philippians 2:1–11; 1 Peter 2:9–12)
Father, we submit our common life to the lordship of Jesus Christ. In His Name we resist the evil one and renounce the deceit, contempt and abuse of power that fracture His Body. Against the lie that reputation is worth another person’s harm, we speak Your word: Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor (Ephesians 4:25, NKJV). We belong to one another in Christ. We refuse concealment that protects the powerful and abandons the wounded. We stand with those who speak the truth and commit ourselves to the protection of the vulnerable. Jesus Christ is Lord of His Church; our allegiance belongs to Him. Father, bring us to repentance where we have caused harm, strengthen our perseverance in prayer, and keep us united by Your Spirit in the love that makes Him known. (James 4:7; John 17:15, 20–23; Ephesians 4:25–32)
Holy Spirit, make our churches fruitful in the life of Jesus. Strengthen our worship, deepen our fellowship and increase our generosity towards the poor. Give faith for healing, wisdom for reconciliation and courage for witness. Help us welcome the stranger and teach those beginning to follow Christ. Sustain the patient service that builds up the household. Let the mercy we receive become tangible help for our neighbours and good news carried towards the nations. (Acts 2:42–47; Acts 4:29–31)
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
(Matthew 6:13) NKJV
Father, in the assembly of Your people we give You thanks through Jesus Christ. We honour You for His body given and His blood poured out, for the forgiveness we share and the fellowship into which You gather us. Around the bread and cup we proclaim the mercy of the Lord who gave Himself for the life of the world. We receive His gifts with reverence and offer You our grateful love. With Your Church throughout the earth we bless the Giver of our salvation and acknowledge the goodness that has brought us to His Table. (Psalm 116:17–19; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26)
We bless You for the food that sustains us and the hands that have prepared it. We thank You for Scripture, baptism and the gift of the Holy Spirit. We honour You for those who teach, pray, serve and share their resources among us. Their faithfulness has made Your kindness tangible in our lives. Before one another we acknowledge these gifts, and with grateful hearts we open our own hands to share. Our tables, our homes and our care for neighbours become an offering of thanksgiving to You through Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:38–47; Hebrews 13:15–16)
Father, we remember before You the saving works of Your beloved Son. He took our humanity, gave Himself upon the cross and lay within the tomb. You raised Him from the dead and exalted Him at Your right hand. He has broken the dominion of death and opened the way into Your presence. In Him we draw near, bearing the life You have given us and the needs of the world You love. By Your Holy Spirit, gather us in the communion of His body and blood as Your Church shares the bread and cup. We offer ourselves with Your people in thanksgiving, receiving one another as members of His Body. Remember Your household in mercy, and prepare us for the joy of Your coming kingdom. (Hebrews 2:14–15; Hebrews 10:10–22; Acts 2:32–36; 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; Ephesians 2:18)
Lord Jesus, as we eat the bread and drink the cup together, we proclaim Your death until You come. You gave Yourself for us; You rose in victory; You reign at the Father’s right hand and will come in glory. We remember Your covenant mercy and receive Your gifts with reverence and thanksgiving. Our hope rests in Your promised appearing, and our shared life bears witness to the Lord we await. We offer our voices and our fellowship to the proclamation of Your saving love, for the sake of those who have yet to hear Your gospel. (1 Corinthians 11:26; Acts 2:32–36; Titus 2:13)
Father, we honour You for the gifts through which Your grace meets us. In the waters of baptism You have joined us to the death and risen life of Christ. By Your Spirit You strengthen and consecrate us for service. As Your people anoint the sick with oil and pray in Jesus’ Name, we look to You for healing and restoration. At the Lord’s Table You gather us into communion in His body and blood. We receive these gifts with thanksgiving and offer our lives for the holiness, love and witness to which You have called us. (Romans 6:3–4; James 5:14–16; 1 Corinthians 10:16–17)
Lord Jesus, we bless You for gathering many people into one Body and feeding Your household at one Table. We honour the grace You have placed in each member and receive the care we need from one another. The bread we share calls forth generosity towards those who hunger, and the communion we receive carries us towards the lonely and the stranger. In the strength of Your mercy we offer our bodies as a living sacrifice and our minds to the renewing work of Your Spirit. We go from Your Table to serve our neighbours and proclaim Your saving Name. (1 Corinthians 10:16–17; 1 Corinthians 12:25–26; Romans 12:1–2; Hebrews 13:15–16)
Father, we offer the thanksgiving of Your household through Jesus Christ. The communion we receive bears fruit in the life we now place before You. Our food is available to the hungry, our homes to hospitality, and our time to those who need patient care. We honour the poor and offer our relationships to the work of Your peace. We carry the needs named in prayer into the service of our neighbours. Our voices belong to the gospel of Jesus, and we welcome those He draws into the life of His Church. Receive our bodies as a living sacrifice in the fellowship of Your Holy Spirit. (Romans 12:1–2; Hebrews 13:15–16; 2 Corinthians 5:18–20)
Lord Jesus, lead us in making disciples among all nations. Give us courage to invite people to follow You, faithfulness in baptising in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and patience in teaching Your commands. Strengthen churches where the gospel is scarcely known. Raise up workers, provide what they need and sustain their love. Keep us mindful of Your promised presence as we go where You send us. (Matthew 28:18–20; Matthew 9:37–38)
Father, Yours are the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever. Receive the thanksgiving of Your household through Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit, keep us faithful in communion and fruitful in mission. Let the nations hear the gospel, let the weary find hope and let the Church rejoice in her Lord. We await Your coming with love. Send us to serve and proclaim the Name of Jesus with awe and joy. (Matthew 6:13; Revelation 22:20)
God of peace, You raised our Lord Jesus from the dead and have given us a great Shepherd. Equip us for every good work You call us to do. Work within us what is pleasing to You, through Jesus Christ. Keep our hearts responsive as He leads us. Let the worship we offer become faithful service, and let the covenant mercy we receive sustain us in love. To Jesus be glory for ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20–21)
Embodied Response
Choose one way to carry the communion you receive into the coming week. Share food with someone in need, offer hospitality, take a truthful step towards reconciliation or speak of Jesus to someone who is searching. If you cannot gather today, receive or offer the care that keeps you connected to Christ’s people. Let your chosen response express the thanksgiving you bring before God.