1) Heavenly Father

Thank you for this food we have

and all your blessings.
( all Amen )

2) Lord, King of the universe

Thank you for your bread and wine
In Jesus Christ's name.
( all Amen )

3) Our Dear Heavenly

Father,
we thank You for this food.
Feed our souls on the bread of life
and help us to do our part
in kind words and loving deeds.
We ask in Jesus' name.
Amen
Contributed by Kathy Batman

5) Let us pause before we eat 6) Blessed art Thou, O Lord

4) We thank you Lord, For
and think about the ones in need
this our food,
our God,
King of the Universe,
For life and health and all things of food and shelter and of love,
please bless us all dear God above.
Who creates many living
good.
May manna to our souls be giv'n:
Amen
beings and the things they need.
The bread of life sent down from
For all that Thou hast
heav'n.
created to sustain
Contributed by Bob Rode
These favors we ask in Christ's
the life of every living being,
name.
blessed be Thou,
Amen
the Life of the universe.
Amen
Pop Pop's Prayer

Jewish prayer for giving thanks

1) Give us grateful hearts

O Father
for all thy mercies
and make us mindful of the needs
of others; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

2) Our Dear Heavenly

3) Bless this food to our use
Father
and us to thy service.
we thank Thee for this food.
Feed our souls on the bread of life
and help us to do our part in kind
words and loving deeds. We ask
in Jesus' name
5) For food in a world where
4) Some have meat and cannot
6) Great God accept our
many walk in hunger;
eat;
gratitude
For faith in a world where many
Be present at our table
Some cannot eat that want it:
walk in fear;
But we have meat and we can
Lord; Be here and everywhere
eat
For friends in a world where
adored.
These mercies bless and grant that we
Sae let the Lord be thanket!
many walk alone;
We give you thanks O Lord. May feast in fellowship with thee.
7) Please send help to those who are
11) Lord bless this food and grant that we
hungry,
May thankful for thy mercies be
alone, sick and suffering war and
Teach us to know by whom we're fed
violence.
Bless us with Christ the living bread.
Amen.
For the great gifts on us bestowed
For raiment, shelter and for food.

8) May this food restore our strength

giving new energy to tired limbs
now thoughts to weary minds
May this drink restore our souls
giving new vision to dry spirits
new warmth to cold hearts.
And once refreshed may we
give new pleasure to You
who gives us all.
God in our waking
God in our speaking
God in our cooking
God in our eating.
God in our playing
God in our digesting
God in our working
God in our Resting.

10) O you who clothe the lilies of the field

and feed the birds of the air
who leads the sheep to pasture and the hart to the water's side
who has multiplied the loaves and fishes
and converted the water to wine
do come to our table as giver and guest, to dine.