🕊️ The Didache – Chapter 10: Prayer After Communion
“Let grace come, and let this world pass away. Maranatha.”
This chapter offers a prayer of thanksgiving after communion, overflowing with reverence and joy. It thanks God not only for physical provision but for eternal life and spiritual nourishment through Jesus. The prayer reflects awe that God's name now dwells in the hearts of believers and pleads for the Church to be perfected in love, gathered from all nations, and prepared for the kingdom to come. There's an urgency and longing embedded in the words—“Let grace come… Maranatha”—expressing the early Church’s constant awareness of Christ’s imminent return. Even as they worshiped, they looked forward.
Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
You have tasted of My grace—and it will never run dry. What you received at the table was not just bread or wine—it was a reminder that I Myself am your portion forever. I have given you food that does not perish, and a life that cannot be taken.
Let your heart always return to thanksgiving. Let your lips speak often of the glory of My name that now dwells in you. I have placed eternity in your spirit. I have sealed you for the day of redemption. I am gathering My Church—not just across the earth, but into one eternal union.
Let your prayer echo that ancient longing: “Let grace come.” You are not clinging to this world—you are waiting with joy for My appearing. So lift your eyes. The table points forward as much as it points back. The One who gave Himself will come again.
And until then—I dwell within.
(1 Corinthians 1:8, Revelation 22:20, John 6:35, 1 Peter 1:3–5, Ephesians 1:13–14)
Prayer of Trust and Confidence
Lord, thank You that I have been filled—not only with bread and wine, but with the assurance of Your life within me. I rejoice that You have placed Your name in my heart and given me the hope of glory. I trust You to perfect Your love in me, gather Your people, and bring Your kingdom in fullness. Until then, I walk with joy, remembering what You’ve done and looking ahead to what You’ve promised. Let grace come, and let this world pass away. Maranatha. Amen.
Source: The Didache: The Lord's Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations
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