Prayer Of Thanksgiving For Easter Lord’s Supper

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

The following prayer of thanksgiving may be used at the service of the Lord's Supper for any or all of the Sundays of the Easter season. Notice how this text transforms the Lord's Supper into a meal of celebration, an act of thanksgiving (Eucharist) to the Lord.

Minister:The Lord be with you.

People:And also with you.

Minister:Lift up your hearts.

People:We lift them to the Lord.

Minister:Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People:It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Minister:

It is...

 

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