Gracious Christ,
gathered at table,
we hunger for a renewed filling by you.
Though we often find ourselves uncertain
about what it requires of us
if we are to be prepared to receive you -
your very presence
into our physical bodies -
we do want to be open
to the grace that invites us
to do that.
We reflect on the powerful symbols of love
here on this table.
The symbols of today's bread
and the future's fruits
quicken our imaginations
so we may surround these elements with ever richer meanings
from our present life,
our past traditions and
from your vision of a
new heaven and a new earth.
Holy One,
we know Eucharist
to be a sign of union in love,
love that makes all things new.
We rejoice that these elements symbolize
the undoing of injustice in the world:
the inclusion of all people and creatures
in the embrace of your love.
We speak our prayers as
expressions of compassion and solidarity
with all creation.
March 6, 1994