We eat your holy body
which was crucified for us.
We drink your holy blood
which was shed for us.
May your body be our salvation
and your blood forgive us our sins.
Because for our sake you tasted gall,
may the enemy’s bitterness be killed in us.
Because for our sake you drank sour wine,
may what is weak in us be strengthened.
Because for our sake you were spat upon,
may we be bathed in the dew of immortality.
Because for our sake you were struck with a rod,
may we receive shelter in the last.
Because for our sake you accepted a crown of thorns,
may we who love you be crowned with garlands that can never fade.
Because for our sake you were wrapped in a shroud,
may we be clothed in your all-enfolding strength.
Because you were laid in the new grave and the tomb,
may we receive renewal of soul and body.
Because you rose and returned to life,
may we be brought to life again
and stand before you
and be justly judged.
From the Acts of Thomas, 158
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