The Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ | Sunday 11 June 2023
Today is Sunday the 11th of June, the feast of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
The Porter’s Gate sing, ‘Hallelujah Sing’.
Come now, dear ones, all are welcome
At this table, receive the bread and wine
Bring your sadness, anxious madness
Weakness, secrets, your loneliness
Hallelujah sing a song of peace to me
Hallelujah sing this unhidden melody
Hallelujah sing in all souls residing
Hallelujah sing Your light, what joy it brings
Hallelujah sing
Hallelujah sing
Come find shelter, breathe and rest here
Comfort and peace from burdens you bear
Hallelujah sing
Hallelujah sing a song of peace to me
Hallelujah sing this unhidden melody
Hallelujah sing in all souls residing
Hallelujah sing Your light, what joy it brings
Hallelujah sing
Hallelujah sing
Take this bread, drink this cup with me
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me
Won't you drink this cup with me?
Take this bread, drink this cup with me
Hallelujah sing
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John.
John 6:51-58
Jesus said: ‘I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ So Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live for ever.’
If you’re accustomed to the Christian ideas of the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion, it’s perhaps helpful to be reminded of how odd this might seem to others. Why, do you think, are the Jews confused by Jesus here, and how does he respond to their confusion?
Clearly what is said here suggests the importance of being closely connected with Jesus, as the source of life. Where can you most clearly recognise this connection in your own life?
This bread is given not just for you, for me, but for “the life of the world”. What does that idea add to all that Jesus is saying here?
As the passage is read again, consider what part receiving the body and blood of Christ has played in your own life of faith.
The promise made here is that whoever “eats this bread will live for ever”. Take the last few moments of this prayer to respond in your own way to that promise.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
The Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ | Sunday 11 June 2023
Today is Sunday the 11th of June, the feast of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
The Porter’s Gate sing, ‘Hallelujah Sing’.
Come now, dear ones, all are welcome
At this table, receive the bread and wine
Bring your sadness, anxious madness
Weakness, secrets, your loneliness
Hallelujah sing a song of peace to me
Hallelujah sing this unhidden melody
Hallelujah sing in all souls residing
Hallelujah sing Your light, what joy it brings
Hallelujah sing
Hallelujah sing
Come find shelter, breathe and rest here
Comfort and peace from burdens you bear
Hallelujah sing
Hallelujah sing a song of peace to me
Hallelujah sing this unhidden melody
Hallelujah sing in all souls residing
Hallelujah sing Your light, what joy it brings
Hallelujah sing
Hallelujah sing
Take this bread, drink this cup with me
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me
Won't you drink this cup with me?
Take this bread, drink this cup with me
Hallelujah sing
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John.
John 6:51-58
Jesus said: ‘I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ So Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live for ever.’
If you’re accustomed to the Christian ideas of the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion, it’s perhaps helpful to be reminded of how odd this might seem to others. Why, do you think, are the Jews confused by Jesus here, and how does he respond to their confusion?
Clearly what is said here suggests the importance of being closely connected with Jesus, as the source of life. Where can you most clearly recognise this connection in your own life?
This bread is given not just for you, for me, but for “the life of the world”. What does that idea add to all that Jesus is saying here?
As the passage is read again, consider what part receiving the body and blood of Christ has played in your own life of faith.
The promise made here is that whoever “eats this bread will live for ever”. Take the last few moments of this prayer to respond in your own way to that promise.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
The Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ | Sunday 11 June 2023
Today is Sunday the 11th of June, the feast of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
The Porter’s Gate sing, ‘Hallelujah Sing’.
Come now, dear ones, all are welcome
At this table, receive the bread and wine
Bring your sadness, anxious madness
Weakness, secrets, your loneliness
Hallelujah sing a song of peace to me
Hallelujah sing this unhidden melody
Hallelujah sing in all souls residing
Hallelujah sing Your light, what joy it brings
Hallelujah sing
Hallelujah sing
Come find shelter, breathe and rest here
Comfort and peace from burdens you bear
Hallelujah sing
Hallelujah sing a song of peace to me
Hallelujah sing this unhidden melody
Hallelujah sing in all souls residing
Hallelujah sing Your light, what joy it brings
Hallelujah sing
Hallelujah sing
Take this bread, drink this cup with me
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me (Ha-lle-lu-jah)
Take this bread, drink this cup with me
Won't you drink this cup with me?
Take this bread, drink this cup with me
Hallelujah sing
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John.
John 6:51-58
Jesus said: ‘I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ So Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live for ever.’
If you’re accustomed to the Christian ideas of the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion, it’s perhaps helpful to be reminded of how odd this might seem to others. Why, do you think, are the Jews confused by Jesus here, and how does he respond to their confusion?
Clearly what is said here suggests the importance of being closely connected with Jesus, as the source of life. Where can you most clearly recognise this connection in your own life?
This bread is given not just for you, for me, but for “the life of the world”. What does that idea add to all that Jesus is saying here?
As the passage is read again, consider what part receiving the body and blood of Christ has played in your own life of faith.
The promise made here is that whoever “eats this bread will live for ever”. Take the last few moments of this prayer to respond in your own way to that promise.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.