Central Casting
Written in a style of an extended Communion meditation, this book offers fresh insights about a faith tradition and identity that have been born at the Table 'that beats steadily with the love of Christ".
O God of mercy speedily restore us, both for your sake and our own, so that the way of Christ may be known upon the earth and his saving health among all the nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Amen, and amen.
- Thomas Campbell, “Declaration and Address”
O God, remove the obstacles which stand in the way of your work, and make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. We heartily unite with our Christian brethren of every name to give thanks to you for the display of your goodness and for your glorious work. We pray for the universal spread of the gospel and for the unity of the church. Amen.
- Barton W. Stone, “Last Will and Testament,” adapted
O Lord, Jesus Christ, you magnify the law, and make it honorable. All this you achieved by your own obedience unto death. You, O Lord, finished the work which the Father gave you to do; so that in you all believers, all the spiritual seed of Abraham, find righteousness and eternal life; not by legal works or observances, but through the abundance of grace, and the gift of righteousness, which is by the gift of God for eternal life. Amen.
- Alexander Campbell, “The Sermon on the Law,” adapted