Table Prayer #1 (Bruce G)

Heavenly Father:
You provide the Meal of Life, Your Son Jesus Christ. Through the sharing of His Body & Blood, we are reminded of our sinful self and of our redemption and salvation. May this daily meal we share now keep us energized to continually serve and glorify the One who sacrificed all to give us life and sustenance. Amen.

This prayer comes about, in part, because of the Sack reading. It seems the Meal is personal agenda driven. We want to be in charge, we want to control, we want personal gratification and benefits. As folks who want to be in charge of all, we tend to demand pre-conditions for everything we do. Apparently, the Eucharist is included in this. My own theology says one Cup and wine. This is not a directive to others, but a personal belief. I cannot in Christian love demand others to follow blindly my personal theology. Christian love and service, in my theology, does not allow for this. We take the elements with the Word and with faith. Luther has written something to the effect of this: the Word and our faith are vital to the Meal, with or without both elements or no elements at all. God has given us so many wonderful gifts; a discerning mind and heart being just two. Peace. Bruce Gray