Eucharist after natural disasters
One of the lacks in Anglican Eucharistic provision (and I suspect elsewhere) is material for occasions that are not specifically “religious.” From time to time I draft something for a particular occasion, and have decided to post some of these resources here.
Here is a link to a set of eucharistic propers (together with suggested readings) for use following a natural disaster (of any kind or size). It’s a PDF file, and you can right-click to save it.
After a natural disaster
To give you a clue whether it might be useful to you, as a quick sample, here’s the preface for the Eucharistic Prayer.
It is indeed right to give you thanks and praise,
maker, renewer, and lover of all,
for even in the midst of death you bring life,
and call your people to generosity and compassion.You are a mystery beyond our knowing,
and your working is hidden from our sight,
yet we know you to be the Lord in joy and sorrow,
who brings hope from our despair.
In Christ you accompany us through suffering,
that through him you may bring us out of death’s deep darkness
into the light of love and life.By the power of your Spirit you call your church as a witness
to his presence with the wounded, the grieving and the empty,
that they may be liberated from the groaning of creation,
to join in the full freedom of your children
and sing the angels’ song:
July 15th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Very handy, thank you. I’ve often wondered what I would do in a Boscombe situation, this gives at least part of the answer!