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A Prayer Before Communion (the Lord's Supper)
As you come to the Lord's table, a prayer to prepare your heart, to examine yourself, receive His grace, and remember His sacrifice with thanks.
Lord Jesus, as I come to Your table, search my heart.
Thank You for Your body broken and Your blood poured out for me.
Forgive what needs forgiving, and make me whole.
Let this bread and cup renew my faith and my love for You.
I remember You, and I am Yours. Amen.
“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.”
1 Corinthians 11:28
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This prayer at a glance
| Prayer for | Before Communion |
|---|---|
| Lines to pray | 5 |
| Anchored in | 1 Corinthians 11:28 |
| Time to pray it | about a minute, slowly |
| Related prayers | 3 |
Read it in context
Read it beside its neighbours. These are the passages readers most often set next to this one.
- Galatians 6:4
- 2 Corinthians 13:5
- Lamentations 3:40
- Matthew 5:23-24
- 1 Corinthians 11:31
- Haggai 1:5
- Psalms 26:2-7
- Haggai 1:7
- 1 John 3:20-21
- Zechariah 7:5-7
Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY.
Questions people ask
What Scripture is a prayer before communion (the lord's supper) built on?
It rests on 1 Corinthians 11:28. The prayer above is written in plain words around that passage, and the verse is quoted from the stored text, not from memory.
What if I have no words to pray before communion (the lord's supper)?
Start with the first line of the prayer above and stop there if that is all you can say. God hears the first honest sentence. You can also ask the family of God on The Living Bread to pray with you and for you.
Can I pray this for someone else?
Yes. Change the first person to their name and pray the same lines for them. Praying for others is part of loving one another, and you can ask the family of God to join you.
Pray this
Lord Jesus, you see Before Communion and you know every person there by name. We bring you before communion, forgiveness, the morning. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Live this
Three small things you can do this week.
- Pray the lines above once today, out loud if you can, and read 1 Corinthians 11:28 in your own Bible.
- Tell one trusted person that you are praying about before communion, and ask them to pray with you.
- Write down one thing you notice this week, so that you can thank God by name when it comes.
Where this fits in the walk with Christ
Nothing here is a finish line. It is one door into a life with Christ and with His people.
