Choose the sections that are appropriate to your context and tradition. For example, if communion is part of a longer service, it may be more appropriate to use only parts of the liturgy.

Gathering at the table

God is not far away –
but near in every breath, in every place, and in every longing for life.
We come to the table of Christ, who makes a home among us.

The Spirit is promised – not as absence filled in, but as love staying near.
Draw close to us again, and teach us to live in your presence.

This is Christ’s table.
Not a reward for the certain,
but grace for the searching.
Not a prize for the powerful,
but welcome for those who come as they are.

We come with questions and gratitude, with hope and with need.
We come for courage, for mercy, for love that does not leave us alone.

The Peace

Peace is what love gives when it stays with us and does not let go.
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.

(Share peace in ways that honour boundaries – words, a nod, a wave, a hand on heart.)

The Great Thanksgiving

The Spirit is here.
The Spirit is with us.

Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the God of love.

Let us give thanks to the Holy One.
It is right to give thanks and praise.

It is right, and a joyful thing,
to give you thanks, God of life and nearness.
You made the world and all that is in it.
You are not contained by temples, systems, or our narrow imagining.
You give life and breath to all,
and you are not far from any one of us.

You meet your people in searching and in wondering,
in songs of praise and cries for help,
in familiar faith and in unexpected places.
You do not wait for perfect language before you draw near.
You meet us with generosity,
and you call us towards truth, justice, and life.

In Jesus, you came among us as love made visible.
He did not leave people abandoned.
He promised another Advocate,
the Spirit of truth,
a holy presence who remains,
who comforts,
who unsettles what harms,
and who teaches us how to love.

And so, with angels and ancestors,
with all who seek you and all who have found you near,
with all creation alive in your presence,
we sing the song of heaven:

Holy, holy, holy One,
breath of all that lives, fire of all that loves,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the One who comes to heal and to set free.
Hosanna in the highest.

Thanksgiving and story

Blessed are you, Holy One.
In Jesus you came among us –
not as an idea to admire,
but as a life to receive,
a truth to inhabit,
a love to follow.

He spoke to troubled hearts and promised they would not be left alone.
He spoke of love not as sentiment,
but as a way of life –
a life shaped by trust,
by compassion,
by keeping close to what gives life.

He promised the Spirit,
not as a distant force,
but as presence within and among us –
a companion in courage,
a guide in truth,
a comfort in struggle.

And when Paul stood among those who searched for meaning,
he did not begin with contempt.
He began with attention.
He named the longing already there,
and he pointed towards the God who is nearer than breath.

Here is the mystery we celebrate –
that God is not absent,
that Christ does not leave us alone,
and that the Spirit still makes a home among us.

Words of Institution

On the night before he gave himself for us,
Jesus took bread;
he gave thanks, broke it, and said:
“Take, eat. This is my body, given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.”

When the meal was ended,
he took the cup;
he gave thanks, and said:
“Drink from this, all of you.
This is my blood of the new covenant,
poured out for you and for many,
for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it,
in remembrance of me.”

Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.

Prayer of the Spirit

Pour out your Spirit on us gathered here,
and on these gifts of bread and cup.
Make them for us the body and blood of Christ,
that we may be for the world the body of Christ:
rooted in love,
truthful in mercy,
brave in witness,
alive in hope.

Where people feel abandoned, draw near.
Where truth is twisted, make us wise.
Where fear keeps us silent, give us courage.
Where longing has no words, meet us with compassion.

Make your home among us –
in our worship,
in our questions,
in our communities,
in the ordinary places where life is lived.
Shape us into a people who listen well,
who speak of hope with gentleness,
who practise justice with tenderness,
and who live as those who know they are not alone.

Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory are yours,
God of promise and presence,
now and always.
Amen.

The Prayer Jesus taught

As Jesus taught us, we pray:
(Use your community’s preferred wording/version.)

Breaking the bread

We break this bread
to share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread.

The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.

Sharing the bread and cup

(Words such as these may be used during the distribution.)

Christ with you – for you.
Spirit for the journey.

(If people receive a blessing instead of the elements: “May Christ be close to you; may love hold you.”)

Prayer after Communion

God of life and nearness,
we thank you for meeting us at this table.
You have fed us with grace,
and drawn us deeper into your presence.

When we feel alone, remind us you are near.
When we struggle for words, let love speak through us.

Send us out as people of Easter life –
to listen with care,
to speak hope with gentleness,
to seek justice,
and to make room for your presence in the world.
God of love,
now and forever. Amen.

Sending

Go in peace – not because everything is simple,
but because you are not alone.
We will practise love. We will speak hope. We will make room.