Being Made Sharers

Holy Thursday - Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper

During my 20+ years on the parish liturgy committee, I have spent more than my share of time in discussion about the balance of this liturgy. However the liturgy incorporates "foot washing", I know that it has been over-done when the "meal" gets lost.

The collect:
Graciously grant that being made sharers in his consecration we may bear witness...

If only every shared meal was that evocative. What if even every Sunday Euchariat was that evocative?  That prayer touches on the whole.

SHARERS - makes me present to the presence
IN HIS CONSECRATION - reminds me of my participation by virtue of my baptism
BEAR WITNESS - demands that I wrestle with what the commandment to love looks like in the daily of my life

But the prayer is collective
Not just I but We
Powerfully collective

The body at prayer
The body at table
The body in service
The body in remembrance
The body in communion
The body in vigil
The body in love