A Prayer Before a Meal
Grace before eating — short enough for every table, true enough for a lifetime.
A table grace is the oldest habit of gratitude there is. Here is one to borrow, and shorter lines within it for hungry children and cooling food.
The prayer
Father, thank you for this food, and for every hand that brought it to our table — the growers, the makers, the cook.
You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. We receive this meal from you, gladly.
Bless the ones gathered here, and remember the ones we love who are not. Feed those who have no table tonight, and teach us to share.
For food and family and every daily mercy, we thank you, Lord. Amen.
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
The eyes of all wait upon thee. Even a one-line thank-you keeps a table honest.
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