Be with Us Now, O Lord is an anthem for communion. It may also be appropriate for Maundy Thursday. Suggested corresponding lectionary readings inculde Psalm 31, Matthew 26: 26-229, Mark 14: 22-26, Luke 22: 14-23, 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26 and Philippians 2: 5-11. One basic homiletical theme is gathering as one body in Christ to remember His sacrifice through the sacrament of Holy Communion.