Generous Grace

Loving God,
This meal reminds us that you give to us so generously that we have more than we need. May we give generously to those who do not have enough so they, too, may have full stomachs and warm bodies. Amen.

Grace

God of hope,
The Bible nourishes our minds and helps us grow spiritually. Your gifts of food nourish our bodies and help us grow physically. Thank you for both, and for all of your blessings. Amen.

Remembering Grace

Gracious God,
We enjoy eating. Thank you for the pleasure it gives us. May we always remember, even when eating away from home, to thank you for our food. Amen.

Sharing Grace

Dear Jesus,
We thank you for our food today;
bless it to our good, we pray.
We thank you for your loving care.
With others may we always share.
Amen

(Paraphrase of a prayer written by Dan Hauk, at age 10)

Nature's grace

We thank God for the sun and rain
that feeds the orchard fruit and grain.
Thank God for trees and tiny seeds
from which comes food to fill our needs.
Thank God for joys that fill our days.
To God we'll always give our praise.
Amen.

Unending Grace

Dear God,
For all you give to help us live—
for fruit so sweet and corn and wheat,
the sun above, your endless love—
we give you praise for all our days.
Amen.

Pay attention

God, may we not be so concerned with our own needs that we fail to see the needs of others—in our neighborhood, in our church, in our school, even in our family. Thank you for fulfilling our needs with this food. Amen.

Singing Grace

Can be sung to the tune of "Twinkle, twinkle little star"

God of love and God of grace,
now we come to you in praise
thanking you for all you give:
family, friends, and food to live.
Bless this meal and help us be
folks who serve you faithfully.

Unending Grace

Everlasting God,
Like the waves of an ocean your love never stops. Day after day your blessings wash over us, enriching our lives. Thank you for this meal. May we live each day in worship of you. Amen.

Sensing Grace

Dear God,
For eyes to see, ears to hear,
for mouths to speak and chew,
for this food and all your gifts
we give our thanks to you.
Amen.

Incomparable Grace

Merciful God,
This grace we offer in thanks for our meal can not compare to the grace with which you forgive us so freely and lovingly. Accept our thanks for your grace and for this food. Amen.

Abundant grace

Gracious God,
Fruits and vegetables, bread and cheese,
meat and sweet desserts that please,
all the foods that help us grow
come to us from you, we know.
So we thank you, and we pray
that we'll serve you every day.

Amen.

Guiding grace

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.

Loving grace

We thank you for the good things, Lord,
that come from you above.
Please bless this food, and help us learn
to live a life of love.
Amen.

Reaping Grace

Almighty God,
You have fed us with the harvest of the fields and nourished us with the fruit of the land. May we not forget to feed our minds by reading your Word and spending time with you. Amen.

Spiritual & Physical food

God of hope,
The Bible nourishes our minds and helps us grow spiritually. Your gifts of food nourish our bodies and help us grow physically. Thank you for both, and for all your blessings.

Amen.

Unfailing Grace

God,
Every day, without fail, you love us and bless us and feed us. Thank you.
Amen.

Lavish Grace

God,
If we listed everything for which we are thankful we might be here for days, so we'll just say, "thank you for everything." Bless this food. May it strengthen us to serve you. Amen.

Live Grace

Great God, we bow our heads in prayer
to thank you for the gifts you give:
our food, our home, our health, the air
we breathe each day so we can live.
And as we live within this world
may all our words and deeds be kind, s
o others know we love you, Lord,
with all our heart and soul and mind.

Amen.

Encompassing Grace

We praise you, gracious God, our King,
for you love every living thing.
Beasts and fish, and birds of air—
all are in your tender care.
We know, O Lord, you love us, too.
And now we thank you for this food.

Amen.