Luke 5:27-39 "Long Table"
A prayer, in the form of a collect, based on a bible reading from today's lectionary
A collect based on Luke 5: 27-end
God of feast and fasting,
You ate with everyone, inviting sinners and tax collectors to sit at your table.
When we seek to exclude and divide, open our hearts to one another because we all need your healing and wholeness.
Create amongst us a long table where we can sit down and eat together; a place of encounter and sharing, feasting and laughter, love and hope.
Amen
I hope you have found this collect a useful way to engage with and explore this passage from Luke where Jesus calls Levi (Matthew) to follow him, and also Jesus is questioned about his attitude to fasting.
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