Prayer for Holy Thursday – 1 Corinthians 11: 23 -26
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for[a] you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
O God, your love is embodied in Jesus Christ,
who washed disciples’ feet on the night of his betrayal.
Wash us from the stain of indifference and apathy ,
cleanse us from attitude that we can’t do anything.
When the danger comes, and it is coming,
we may not fail, or fall away,
but follow your Son through every trial, so that we
live out the commandment to love one another as Christ
has loved us.
Guide us and strengthen us to be your disciples in these times
that challenge us. In Jesus name we pray.
Adapted from the Book of Common Worship PCUSA
