28 February, 2010

Loving grace

February 28

Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest
at this meal with which we're blessed.
May your presence here today
keep us loving in every way.

Amen.

27 February, 2010

Compassionate grace

February 27

Generous God,
May we not complain about the food before us,
for it is more than some people eat in several meals.
Fill our hearts with gratitude for the abundance we have,
and compassion to help those who have less.

Amen.

25 February, 2010

Grace continues

February 25

Great God, we praise you for this wonderful day.
We thank you for this food, and we pray:
Guide us, protect us, bless us with peace;
may our love for you never cease.

Amen.

24 February, 2010

Peaceful grace

February 24

Merciful God,
Fill our lives with the peace of your presence.
Bless us with your love and grace, even as
you bless this meal.

Amen.

23 February, 2010

Loving grace

February 23

Loving Father,
We praise you for another day of life as your
children. We thank you, too, for the life and
love we share with our family. May we show that
love in the way we act toward each other, even at
this table. Bless this food we are about to share.

Amen.

22 February, 2010

Grace continues

February 22

God of love and God of grace,
here we come to you in praise.
Bless this meal, and may we be
folks who serve you faithfully.

Amen.

21 February, 2010

Grateful grace

February 21

God of grace,
This grace we offer in thanks for our meal is not enough
to express all the gratitude in our hearts for the gifts you
give us. But since words are all we have, we ask that you
will accept them in love. Bless this food, and bless us to
serve you with joy.

Amen.

20 February, 2010

Faithful grace

February 20

Gracious God,
You watch over every one of your creatures,
including us, and provide every need. Thank you.
Help us to care more about other people's needs
than our own, just as Jesus did.

In His name we pray,
Amen.

19 February, 2010

Grateful grace

February 19

Thank you, God, for the food we eat.
Thank you, God, for the friends we meet.
Thank you, God, for our loved ones dear.
Thank you, God, that you're always near.

Amen.

18 February, 2010

Grace continues

February 18

God of all things,
Help us to be thankful for all that we have
and not disappointed because of what we
do not have, for true life does not depend on
how much we possess. Thank you for this meal
and for the ability to enjoy it.

Amen.

17 February, 2010

Daily grace

February 17

God of light,
With each new dawn your mercies fill our lives anew.
With each rising of the moon we can rest peacefully in
your care. Every day is a gift from you. Thank you
for all that we enjoy, including this food.

Amen.

16 February, 2010

Loving grace

February 16

We praise you, gracious God, our King,
for you love every living thing.
We know, O Lord, you love us too,
and now we thank you for this food.

Amen.

13 February, 2010

Grace continues

February 13

God,
Our stomachs grumble when we need food. May our
spiritual hunger be as noticeable to us so we may feast
on your word and be filled with your presence. Thank you
for both this physical food and the spiritual nourishment
we receive from you.

Amen.

12 February, 2010

Generous grace

February 12

O God, who made the world and everything in it,
who is Lord of heaven and earth, you give to all
mortals life and breath and all things. We praise your
sovereign power. Thank you for these gifts from your
creation and the nourishment it will give us to
continue worshiping you.

Amen.

11 February, 2010

Faithful grace

February 11

God,
Some days are gloomy, some days are great,
some days we'd rather stay in bed.
But whether our day's good or bad
we thank you for our daily bread.

Amen.

10 February, 2010

Grace continues

February 10

Gracious God,
You have made the earth with everything to supply
our needs. Bless and prosper those who farm and
fish and work the earth to feed us. Bless this food
that comes from their hard work.

Amen.

09 February, 2010

Abundant grace

February 9

Bountiful God,
The abundance on this table shows how much you
care for us. Thank you for all you give us. May we
share our abundance generously with those who
have less. Give us courage to share the good news
of Jesus' love with those who do not know him.

Amen.

08 February, 2010

Loving grace

February 8

Lord, you are so good to us;
you give us all we need, and more.
Your loving kindness overflows;
your blessings we cannot ignore.
Now we pray you'll bless this food.
Your name forever we adore.

Amen.

07 February, 2010

Mysterious grace

February 7

God,
So much of life is a mystery to us. We don't understand
how some things happen or why some things happen,
but we trust that you are in control. Thank you for
all of your gifts, including this food.

Amen.

06 February, 2010

Loving grace

February 6

Gracious God,
How great is the love you lavish on us,
that we may be called your children.
Thank you for this meal. May it nourish us
to do good things that make you proud of your children.

Amen.

05 February, 2010

Guiding grace

February 5

we pray, O God, you'll bless this meal.
And bless us, too, so we may feel
your holy presence at our side.
Throughout our life, Lord, be our guide.

Amen.

04 February, 2010

Eternal grace

February 4

God of the past, present, and future,
We have advanced from cooking over fires to meals that can be heated in minutes.
Yet we still must grow the food, and our bodies must be fed. Thank you
for good changes, and thank you that some things never change.
Bless this food, whichever way it was prepared.

Amen.

03 February, 2010

Grace continues

February 3

Dear God, we bow our head
in thanks for daily bread.
And may we always share
with people everywhere.

Amen.

01 February, 2010

Grace continues

February 1

God of life and love,
Bless this food that gives us life. Fill our bodies with its nourishment.
Fill our souls with the peace of your presence, that we may
share your love with others.

Amen.