Kirkepiscatoid

I woke up this morning with, for some reason, a hankering to write my own version of the Eucharistic Prayer. Not sure why, just decided to "just 'cuz" I guess...Maybe it was I had one of those unexpected "choked up" moments last Sunday. I got a little unexpectedly choked up on the Sanctus. Again, not sure why...just did. Sometimes one or two lines of a familiar prayer just choke me up or make me tearful. It's weird. That never used to happen to me.

Anyway, here's my version of the Eucharistic Prayer!

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give God thanks and praise.

Lord God, author of the universe, you are the architect and engineer of all things in Heaven and on earth. You are the source of our light and our being. By your hand all things came to be.

You are worthy of glory and praise, O Lord.

You are present as Eloheim in the stars of the night sky, Lord God. Ruach, your spirit, dwells in the wind, the zephyr, the storm. Shekinah, your presence in holy objects, dwells in your temple and on your table.

Your many forms, O Lord, remind us of your hand in all creation.

You presented this world and all its glories to us to have dominion over it. But we have not lived up to this task, and we fell short time and time again, squandering your creation and falling to human lusts and greed, turning ourselves against one another.

Forgive us, O Lord. Our iniquities betray ourselves, We are not worthy to inherit your kingdom.

Over millennia you have tried to communicate your love for us--through the law, through the prophets, and through your word. But most importantly, you sent us your son, fully human and fully divine, to bring the true meaning of "Shalom" to the world, to fulfill the law and the Prophets.

We reconcile ourselves to God through the blood of Christ.
We find healing and peace through Christ's wounds.

We praise you, O Lord. We reach out and join hands with the martyrs, apostles, prophets, and every generation who has put their trust in you, and offer this hymn of our unending gratitude:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

In the fullness of new life through Jesus Christ, we are redeemed, O Lord. In the waters of baptism and by the wind of the Holy Spirit we are renewed, and bring these gifts to your table. Sanctify them through the body and blood of Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit.

On the night Christ was betrayed, he took bread in his hands, blessed it, broke it, and, giving it to his friends, said, "Take, eat: This is my body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me."

After supper he took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, "Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed or you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me."

In this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, we celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Lord. We recall Christ's death, burial, resurrection, and ascension through the offering of these gifts.

You are the risen Lord, O Christ.
Unite us through this sacrifice to your presence.

Eternal God of our fathers and mothers, sanctify these gifts through your Holy Spirit to be the Body and Blood of your son Jesus Christ. Sanctify us through your power and mercy that we may see your hands in the work of all creation, that our hands may continue these works, that our hearts may be attuned to your will and filled with the strength and renewal of your eternal mercy and grace.

Be known to us, O Lord, in the sharing of these gifts with one another at your holy table.

We ask these things through your son Jesus Christ, in the true spirit of the unity and constancy of your holy Trinity. Bring us to the fullness of your glory with all your saints and angels in your heavenly country. Amen.

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
(Cut to Our Father, etc.)