 Dear Jesus, let us remember Your words, "The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life," and that if we do this we will remain in You and You in us. This is our desire because we know that we cannot bear fruit for the Kingdom without being connected to You, the vine. You are the vine and we are the branches. When we share in holy communion, we are drinking of the fruit of the vine. You said, "I will not drink of the fruit of the vine again, until that day when I drink it, new, in the kingdom of God." Dear Jesus, before You were handed over to die, You left Your followers a gift, the gift of holy communion. You said, "as often as You do this, do it in memory of me." It was an act that was meant to be shared amongst the family of God through the generations and to unite the family of God with You and with each other. The apostle Paul said, "Since there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf." Jesus, open the eyes and hearts of Your followers to the importance of sharing holy communion together and may we do it often. Dear Jesus, remind us to come to the communion table to receive You with the right heart attitude; a heart that is contrite and reconciled to You and others. And then would You manifest Yourself in the breaking of the bread as You did with the 2 men You met on the road to Emmaus? Help us to experience You in a meaningful and powerful way. Dear Jesus, You said that the blood of the covenant was to be poured out for the forgiveness of sins. As we drink of the cup in holy communion, would You wash us clean from all our sins? We thank You for taking the burden of our sins from us so that we can walk through this journey filled with Your peace and joy and we look forward to the day when we will drink of the fruit of the vine with You in the Kingdom of heaven. Amen. Prayer based on the following verses: John 6:54, 56; John 15:1, 4; Mark 14:24-25; 1 Corinthians 11:26, 28; 1 Corinthians 10:17; Luke 24:35; 1 John 1:7 Written by Holly Otten Comments are closed.
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