grace at meals
Pre-dinner thanksgiving words
Grace at meals is a short prayer of thanksgiving said before eating, asking blessing on the food and those gathered.
The practice is common across religious traditions: Who wants to say grace?
We always said grace at meals when I was growing up.
The phrase distinguishes this specific prayer from other meanings of grace.
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- prayerAddress to deity
- thanksgivingExpression of grateful praise
- amenSolemn spoken agreement
- folded handsFingers interlaced in stillness
bow your head · close your eyes · gratitude · mealtime · family dinner · supper · dinner table · give thanks · praise · reverence · Lord · daily bread · thankful · invocation · family · gathering · silence · devotion
grace at mealsblasphemy
Irreverence toward the sacred
cursing · irreverence · godlessness · profanity · sacrilege
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