Dear Friends,
As we continue our examination of the 2019 Book of Common
Prayer (BCP) service of Holy Communion – Standard Text – we concluded last week
with part two of the prayer of consecration. At that point in the prayer the
gospel has been recounted and we have been reminded of Jesus’ sacrifice and the
redemption found in it.
At this point we turn away from the priest leading the
prayers of the congregation and the congregation is invited to pray the Lord’s prayer.
*
The Lord’s Prayer
The Celebrant then says
And now as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to
pray:
Celebrant and People together
pray
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy
Name.
Thy kingdom
come,
thy will be done,
on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive
those
who
trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us
from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and theglory
for ever and
ever. Amen.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your
Name.
Your kingdom
come,
your will be
done,
on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins
as we forgive
those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us
from evil.
the kingdom, the power,
and the glory
are yours
now and forever.
Amen.
Here, we as the body of Christ, pray the words our Lord
taught us in response to the disciples’ request: “Teach us to pray.”
Immediately, before receiving the holy food and drink, the
blessed body and blood of Christ we pray the Lord’s Prayer which is fulfilled
in the very act of Holy Communion. We glorify God the Father, we experience the
mystical presence of the Kingdom of God, we receive our daily bread, and we are
forgiven of our trespasses. In receiving the sacrament, we receive the Grace
necessary to resist temptation and we are sent into the world to proclaim the
Kingdom of God in the power of the Holy Spirit!
What sublime Grace and Glory!
I pray you every blessing this Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of
Lent, as you gather for worship and humbly pray the Lord’s Prayer.
*(For a full explanation of the Lord’s Prayer I’ll refer you
back to my Bishop’s Note of the Lord’s Prayer.)
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