Stones and Bread
led by Aileen La Tourette
Leader: We cannot separate stones from bread
All: Stone was used to grind the wheat
Leader: But we can roll back the stones that block our lives
All: If we ask for help when we need it, if we give help when we are asked, in words or in silence
Leader: We can roll back the stone that keeps us entombed in old fears and guilts, and wornout beliefs
All: If we ask for help when we need it, if we give help when we are asked, in words or in silence
Leader: We can roll back the stones that suffocate and separate and crush people, whole nations and our planet
All: If we ask for help when we need it, if we give help when we are asked, in words or in silence
Reader 1: We celebrate our lives, darkness and light We celebrate ourselves, awkwardness and grace We celebrate one another, similarities and differences
Reader 2: We celebrate the beauty and comfort Of simple everyday life The taste of bread and the savour of wine The delight of sharing food and drink
Reader 3: We celebrate vine and grape Root and grain Transformations in the course of time Sun and rain that kindle and swell Remembering that we, too, are made of these things
Reader 4: As we eat and drink, this bread and wine Become us, our bodies and our blood We are part of the great chain of being Whose smallest link is as essential as its greatest
Let's break the bread and share it with each other Let's drink the wine and pass it round
All: Our celebration is over; but we leave Taking our stones and our bread and wine Lighter because of it and less alone. AMEN!