{"id":2907,"date":"2017-11-07T20:21:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=2907"},"modified":"2017-11-10T23:13:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T22:13:43","slug":"do-this-remembering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/11\/07\/do-this-remembering\/","title":{"rendered":"Do this remembering"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

“Do this in remembrance of me,” Jesus said. (Luke 22:19) <\/p>\n

Do this. Take bread and wine, and share it with the gathered people of God. Do this. As a memorial. Words and actions from long ago, re-enacted and made real in the present, so we too may be fed. Not just once a year, like Passover, but as often as we do this. What a privilege. <\/p>\n

Here is a prayer by Katherine Hawker that captures some of the drama as we do this remembering and discover Christ in our midst and in each other.<\/p>\n

Prayer at the Table<\/h3>\n

Welcome:<\/strong>
\nAnd so we gather at the table.
\nWe come from many places,
\ndiffering in age, differing in race,
\ndiffering in orientation, politics and even religion.
\nAs we come together around the table
\nwe discover that our differences are not something we tolerate
\nbut that our differences are indeed a blessing,
\nthe more difference we bring, the more fully we experience
\nthe presence of the sacred in our midst.
\nSo come, children of God, just as you are.
\nWherever you are on this journey of life, you are welcome here,
\nhere in this place, here in this community, here at this table.
\nCome, children of God, come and remember with us.<\/p>\n

Remembrance:<\/strong>
\nWe remember the stories that Jesus\u2019 friends tell,
\nstories of bread broken and shared, feeding a multitude,
\nstories of being gathered together, enemy and friend, around tables,
\nstories of unlikely guests revealing the face of the sacred.
\nThey say that
\nit was on a night of both celebration and betrayal
\nthat he took the bread leftover on the table,
\nblessed it and broke it;
\nreminding them that it is
\nin the breaking that we become whole,
\nin losing our lives that we find them,
\nin serving that we are served.
\nAs the grain scattered becomes one in the loaf,
\nwhen we eat this bread, we become one with one another.
\nThey say that he took the cup also leftover on the table,
\npoured out and sharing,
\nremembering with them, the life-giving breath
\neven now pounding a rhythm through our veins,
\nthe breath of life from whence we come
\nthe breath that precedes and follows all that we can see.
\nAs the grapes find life in the vine,
\nwhen we drink this cup,
\nwe become at one with the source of life itself.<\/p>\n

Blessing:<\/strong>
\nAnd so we pray:
\nCome, holy Spirit, come.
\nBless this bread and
\nbless this fruit of the vine.
\nBless all of us in our eating and drinking that our eyes might be open,
\nthat we might recognize the risen Christ in our midst,
\nindeed in one another.
\nCome, holy Spirit, come.<\/p>\n

\u2014 written by Katherine Hawker, and posted on Liturgy Outside<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

Also see Gift #3: Re-minder<\/a>.
\nAnd check out Jan Richardson’s post on The Cup of the New Covenant<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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From the farthest parts of the earth we come: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All who struggle; all who labor with new life! Those who are weeping, God will console; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Those who get lost find a clear path home.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "call to worship"","block_context":{"text":"call to worship","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/call-to-worship\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shadows_on_rocky_ground.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shadows_on_rocky_ground.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shadows_on_rocky_ground.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shadows_on_rocky_ground.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17045,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2026\/03\/16\/prayer-as-a-practice\/","url_meta":{"origin":2907,"position":5},"title":"Prayer as a practice","author":"Irene Bom","date":"March 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 It will pass from Prayer: Forty days of practice by Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson \u00a0 The young woman sat in a wooden chair across from her mentor and grieved, \"I am so easily distracted. 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