Of all the prayers we
teach our children and grandchildren, this one (next to the Lord's Prayer) may
be the most beloved:
Come, Lord Jesus
be our guest.
And let these gifts
to us be blessed.
Amen.
Not only does this
little prayer invite Jesus to be our unseen guest as we give thanks and partake
of the gifts He gives for our nourishment, "Come, Lord Jesus" also
reminds us that:
Jesus will come again on the Last Day with great power and glory
Jesus will come to judge, as we say in the Creed, "the living and the
dead"
Jesus will come at a time when we least expect Him
Jesus will come and we, His people, will be filled with overflowing hope and
joy
When we became adults,
sometimes we set aside the prayers we prayed as a child. Not so with this
one. Its words express the longing of every believing heart. And so
we pray, Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
