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Thursday, February 10, 2005

The Didache continued:

I've written a paraphrase of the Didache.....so here are two more chapters.

Chapter 9 “The Lord’s Supper”
Now, with regard to the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, here is how you should pray:
First, as you consider the cup of wine, pray:

“Oh Father, we so thank you for the Grapevine, woven through history; Your ongoing plan which was revealed in David’s story, but fulfilled through Your Son, Jesus.
Your beauty and power never, ever ends!”

Then, as you consider the bread, pray:

“Oh Father, we so thank you for a brand new life, and a whole new way of understanding, which was given to us by Your Son, Jesus.
Your beauty and power never, ever ends.
Just like this bread we break was once wheat, scattered in many fields on different hills, which now has come together as one loaf; so let us Your church come from the North, the South, the East and the West, and be gathered together in unity under Your rule.
Through Jesus, the One, Your beauty and power and rule never, ever ends!”

Be careful that everyone knows how serious this is. No one should be eating and drinking the Body and Blood of Jesus who hasn’t surrendered their lives to Him.
Remember, Jesus told us this is the children’s bread, don’t just treat it as scraps you give a dog.

Chapter 10 “Thanksgiving after Communion”
When you’ve finished eating and drinking at this celebration, here’s what you should pray:

“We thank you oh Father! You built a house in our hearts, and you put Your name on it, even though You are so completely pure, and we are not. We thank you for a new way of seeing things, and for the great adventure of living without fully understanding, and for a life that will never, ever end, which has come to us because of Your Son Jesus.
Your beauty and power never, ever ends!
You are the all powerful Artist who designed everything known and unknown, all because you enjoyed creating it! And You gave us food and drink that tastes so good, all so we would remember You, and thank You as we enjoy it!
Best of all, you gave us spiritual food and drink, a life that never ends through Your Son.
Because of this, to thank you and acknowledge Your rule over us becomes our number one priority!
Your beauty and power never, ever ends.

Keep the people you’ve called out of the world before Your eyes Lord. Deliver them from everything that isn’t good like You, and form us together into a complete representation of Your love.
From the four corners of the world, let us all be drawn together, the people who are different from this world because of You, into Your kingdom, which has been Your plan all along.
Your beauty and power and rule never, ever ends!
Let Your relentless love and care come to us, and let this broken world fade away.
Rescue us, oh God of David!
If anyone has switched his loyalties to God, come on in!
If anyone hasn’t, you can still change your mind and do so.
Maranatha – the King will return.
All this I agree to as Truth.”
Now, if a person is moved by the Spirit to pray by God’s leading, then, of course, let him do that as well.

1 Comments:

  • boy...you have way too much time on your hands.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:46 PM  

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