Baku, Azerbaijan
Opening Prayer
We taste Thee, O Thou living bread, and long to feast upon Thee still; we drink of Thee, the fountainhead and thirst our souls from Thee to fill. -Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) (silent reflection) Prayer of the Bible O God, you who made the world and everything in it are Lord of heaven and earth, and you do not dwell in temples built by hands. You are not served by human hands, as though you needed anything, because you yourself give all people life and breath and everything else. -Acts 17:24-25 (Free expression of praise and thanksgiving to God) Confession of Sin Mighty and loving God, we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We seek our own way. We divide the body of Christ. In Your mercy, cleanse us and heal us. Let the words of our mouths, the thoughts of our hearts, and everything that we do be filled with faith, hope, and love. Amen. -Lutheran Liturgy Confessional Prayer (Time of silence for confession of sin) The Words of Jesus And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” -Mark 14:22-25 (Think deeply on the life and words of Jesus) Prayers for Ourselves and Others The followers of Jesus devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. -Acts 2:42 (Time to bring before God our own needs and the needs of others) Closing Prayer I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call-- one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all -Ephesians 4:1-6 
Heidelberg, Germany
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