Prayer of Preparation

Our Father, prepare our hearts to receive this great blessing of the body and blood of the Lord Jesus. He was wounded for us and we are redeemed by His blood. Grant life to our mortal bodies, in this life, and faith to know that we will one day laugh at sin and death, with Jesus, in the life everlasting. Great God in Heaven, bless us, we pray, as we eat and drink of Christ in faith. Amen.