Leader: As we approach our Master in worship this morning,
People: The table has been set and a feast has been prepared.
L: Who will sit and partake in this spiritual feast?
P: All who are hungry, all who long to be with their Master.
L: Many have been invited, but not all have come.
P: Who can we find to fill these empty seats?
L: Let us bring in everyone – rich and poor, sick and well, young and old, free and oppressed.
P: Let us join together in the Great Feast prepared by our God.
Leader: Come, let us celebrate the supper of the Lord.
People: Let us make a huge loaf of bread, and let us bring abundant wine, as at the wedding in Cana.
Leader: Let the women not forget the salt; Let the men bring along the yeast.
People: Let many guests come, the lame, the blind, the poor.
Leader: Come quickly. Let us follow the recipe of the Lord.
People: All of us, let us knead the dough together with our hands.
Leader: Because today we celebrate the meeting with the Lord.
People: Today we renew our commitment to the Kingdom.
Leader: Every week we meet again at this table.
People: We bring bodies broken by worry and strife,
Leader: And God makes us whole.
People: We bring souls that thirst for a peaceful and just world,
Leader: And God quenches our desire.
People: Why? Why does God do this for us?
Leader: He loves you enough to send his own Son. All that God asks is that we humbly accept this most beautiful gift.
People: We cry out as one body of Christ: "Hallelujah! Praise the God who saves us!"
