About this prayer
Grace before meals helps us receive food with gratitude to God. Pray this traditional blessing alone, with your family, or around a shared table. Let thanksgiving also move us to share with those who are hungry.
Prayer text
Everyone
Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Pray along
Use the complete text above. When praying together, one person reads the Prayer leader lines and everyone joins in the responses. When praying alone, read both parts. Pause briefly between prayers.
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