Lord
our God,
we affirm that we believe in you,
but we are in danger of forgetting
that deeds have to prove
the sincerity of our faith.
Help us to be wise and faithful servants
of steadfast faith and fervent love,
who follow the example of Jesus Christ,
your Son and our Lord for ever.
General
Intercessions
- That we may be
attentive to God's presence in our world in the goodness of people,
we pray:
- That we may be awake to the love of God that he shows us and makes
grow in us in every eucharist, we pray:
- That we may hope in the certainty that our commitment to justice and
love and our dedicated service are needed to bring God's kingdom in
our world, we pray:
Prayer
over the Gifts
Lord our God,
as the body is dead without the soul,
this bread and this wine remain lifeless
if not animated by your Spirit.
Give life to these gifts, we pray you,
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
that Christ's love may inspire our lives
to serve you and people
and make us ready to meet at any time
our Savior, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Prayer
after Communion
Lord our God,
you have called us to life
to be happy ourselves
and to make others happy.
Make us vividly aware
of our responsibility for one another.
Help us to be faithful servants
whose faith in you is made visible
in deeds of sincere love,
as we wait in joyful hope
for the coming of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Blessing
Blessed is that
servant whom the master finds at work when he arrives. May the Lord
bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.