Here’s a prayer for the offering inspired by the
story of the loaves and fishes in Matthew 14:15-21 (or Mark 6:35-44, Luke
9:12-17, John 6:1-15). It comes from the Presbyterian
Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand website.
Offering Prayer
(inspired by Matthew
14:15-21)
On
my own
what I have to give
doesn't amount to much
in the light of all you have given to me
and in the face of so much need.
what I have to give
doesn't amount to much
in the light of all you have given to me
and in the face of so much need.
Put
together as a congregation,
what we offer you here in love
becomes more,
not simply added together,
but somehow multiplied in its usefulness.
what we offer you here in love
becomes more,
not simply added together,
but somehow multiplied in its usefulness.
We
ask you to bless our gifts
and with the addition of your blessing,
just as it was with the loaves and fishes,
there is enough for all.
and with the addition of your blessing,
just as it was with the loaves and fishes,
there is enough for all.
Amen
~ from the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa
New Zealand website. http://www.presbyterian.org.nz/
