Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with your spirit (or, “and also with you”). Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord. Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give him thanks and praise. In this conversation, we are set in order. We’re gathered, and the Lord is with us. He commands us to love him with our whole hearts, so we lift them to him as an offering. We give the Lord our thanks and praise because he deserves all the honor, glory, and gratitude of the entire earth. The prayer usually continues with a reminder that it’s
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