PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE

O God of Grace and Mercy, we are a nation of all-you-can-eat buffets and fast foods. We have forgotten what it is to eat what we need to be healthy, and to know when we have had enough.

Remind us of the morning manna in the desert, of simply gathering what is needed each day, and gratefully trusting in your provision for the next. Disturb us at the thought of “haves” and “have-nots.”

Help us to realize that a true feast is not defined by the quantity of food, but by the certainty that everyone—even our enemy— has a welcome place at the table.

Provide for each of us on this table. Provide for the needy, Provide for the sick, All these we ask in Jesus’ name.

Amen

The Lord’s Prayer: 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 them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil;

for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.