40 Prayers of Lent: Fifth Sunday in Lent

From Jesus' parable of the banquet in Luke 14: "Then the banquet host said to his servant, 'Go out into the roads and lanes, and bring people in so that my house may be filled.'" (Luke 14:23, adapted from the NRSV).  Who needs an invitation to "come in" from being outcast and shunned? Is it someone you've excluded, or is there someone you've noticed who feels uncertain about participating? Are you the one who needs an invitation to "come in" to be nurtured and filled?

The great banquet

All are invited.

"Come to my table

There is room for all.

None will be turned away."

As I come to the feast

Who do I bring?

Whom have I forgotten?

Whom have I left behind in my haste?

I shall keep my eyes on Him

But do not let me forget those around me.

My family, my friends, my neighbors

Come to the table he set

Come with your eyes set on him

Come to the feast of Christ

 

 

Here is a link to Rachel's prayer.