THE GOSPEL
John 6:51-58Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
remains in me and I in him.
Jesus,
you pitched your tent among us,
and for an awe-filled time you walked among us.
When you went you did not leave us orphans,
but instead, in a different way,
as our bread and wine,
our essential food
and drink.
you
stayed!
Now we remain
in you and you in us.
Make us your eyes, your ears, your heart.
Guide us through this vast and terrible corona desert,
and let us bring your love
to everyone.
THE FIRST READING
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a
Do not forget the Lord, your God,
who fed you in the desert with manna.
Yesterday
amidst scorpions and parched ground,
you gave
cool water from the rock,
and manna from
the empty
sky.
Today
we need your manna once more.
We have our own serpents
and waterless ground.
Lord,
give us your body and
give us your blood.
Make us one
with you
as you guide us
through this
desert.
THE SECOND READING
1 Corinthians 10:16-17
Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body.
One
bread,
one body,
one lord of all.
One cup of blessing,
which we
bless.
And we, though many,
throughout the earth,
we are one body
in this one
Lord.*
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