The arduous task of translation must guard the full doctrinal integrity and, according to the genius of each language, the beauty of the original texts. The Swiss Synod prayer suffers from the same flaws found in other contemporary liturgical texts, whether original and translated. Blessed too is your Son, Jesus Christ, who is present among us and whose love gathers us together. As once he did for his disciples, Christ now opens scriptures for us and breaks the bread. When the faithful gather to celebrate the work of our redemption, the language of their prayer free from doctrinal ambiguity and ideological influenceshould foster the dignity and beauty of the celebration itself, while faithfully express-ing the Church's faith and unity.
Many words have special meanings which are derived from Christian theology and tradition.
Words acquire religious connotations from use in the liturgy, somewhat in the same way as objects such as a chalice or a candle become endowed with special religious meaning. Use of such words lends a certain stability to the liturgy. And the words we use in the liturgy influence the way we speak and pray when we are not reading the actual texts. The rule of prayer is the rule of faith. For example s o long as the teaching of the Gospel remains intact, not only must inappropriate expressions be avoided, but others found which express a corresponding meaning in modern words.