This litany originally appeared in "Until He Comes—Lord's Supper: Six Themes with Liturgy."
Litany of Fellowship
Fellowship with God: 1 John 1:1–3 NIV
We proclaim to you what we have seen
and heard, so that you also may have
fellowship with us.
That which was from the beginning,
which we have heard, which we have
seen with our eyes, which we have
looked at and our hands have
touched—this we proclaim concerning
the Word of Life.
The life appeared; we have seen it
and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the
eternal life, which was with the Father
and has appeared to us.
Our fellowship is with the Father
and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
Hymn
"In Sweet Communion" Anon.
Fellowship with One Another: 1 John 1:5–7 NIV
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you:
God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
If we claim to have fellowship with him
yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not
live by the truth
But if we walk in the light, as he is in
the light, we have fellowship with one another,
And the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies
us from all sin.
Hymn
"Blest Be the Tie that Binds" Fawcett
Fellowship with God and with One Another
Jesus said, "If anyone loves me, he will
obey my teaching. My Father will love
him, and we will come to him and make our home with him."
—John 14:23 NIV
This is fellowship with God.
Jesus said, "I pray that all of them may
be one, Father, as you are in me and I
am in you."
—John 17:21 NIV
This is fellowship with one another.
Hymns
"Taste and See" Petter
"Let Us Break Bread Together" African American Spiritual
"Come, Risen Lord, as Guest Among Your Own" Briggs
"I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord" Wren
"In Sweet Communion, Lord, with You" Anon.
Revised Common Lectionary
Year B: Easter—Second Sunday of Easter
Year C: Easter—Sixth Sunday of Easter
Year C: Easter—Seventh Sunday of Easter
