table blessing
Pre-dinner thanksgiving words
A table blessing is a short prayer of thanks spoken before a meal, asking for God's blessing on the food and those gathered to share it.
Also called saying grace or a mealtime prayer.
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The practice is common across Christian traditions and appears in various forms in other religions.
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- prayerAddress to deity
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- give thanksExpress appreciation verbally
- mealtimeDesignated eating period
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- Lutheran CatechismLuther, Martin Luther, Lutheran, Ten Commandments, Lord's Prayer
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Invoked harm through words
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