MEALTIME
In the Lord's Prayer we say--Give us this day our daily bread. Jesus taught his disciples to ask for what we need for THIS day, not for ALL of them. When we honor the ritual of eating together, we start to recognize all of the gifts we receive throughout the day, not just food.
Eating Together WellOne of the most important rituals that families can do together on a regular basis is eat together. When families eat together, they get to know each other even more and show each other how much they care.
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Table Graces
Be present at our table Lord;
Be here and everywhere adored.
Your mercies bless, and grant us, too,
That we may feast in fellowship with You.
--adapted from John Wesley, 1780.
For health, and strength, and daily food
We praise your name, O God.
O Lord, bless this food
to our use
and us to Your service.
In Christ's name, Amen.
Johnny Appleseed -
Oh the Lord is good to me,
and so I thank the Lord -
for giving me the things I need,
the sun and the rain and the appleseed,
the Lord is good to me. Amen.
The Addam's Family - (sung to the tune of "The Addams Family" TV show tune)
We thank you for this food God, and everything you do God.
We thank you for this food God, and for our family.
Da, da, da, da! Da, da, da, da! Da, da, da, da!
Amen.
Superman - (sung to the Superman theme) -
We thank you God for giving us food.
Thank you God for giving us friends.
For the food we eat and the friends we meet!
Thank you God for giving us food.
Amen.
For health and strength and
daily food we give you thanks oh God!
Be here and everywhere adored.
Your mercies bless, and grant us, too,
That we may feast in fellowship with You.
--adapted from John Wesley, 1780.
For health, and strength, and daily food
We praise your name, O God.
O Lord, bless this food
to our use
and us to Your service.
In Christ's name, Amen.
Johnny Appleseed -
Oh the Lord is good to me,
and so I thank the Lord -
for giving me the things I need,
the sun and the rain and the appleseed,
the Lord is good to me. Amen.
The Addam's Family - (sung to the tune of "The Addams Family" TV show tune)
We thank you for this food God, and everything you do God.
We thank you for this food God, and for our family.
Da, da, da, da! Da, da, da, da! Da, da, da, da!
Amen.
Superman - (sung to the Superman theme) -
We thank you God for giving us food.
Thank you God for giving us friends.
For the food we eat and the friends we meet!
Thank you God for giving us food.
Amen.
For health and strength and
daily food we give you thanks oh God!