A Gracious Grace
Does your
family give thanks before every meal? You should. It takes the focus off
yourself and onto your blessings, and gives you some much-needed perspective.
A big
reason people don't say grace is that they feel funny with the "churchy"
language that's in many familiar blessing statements, or, in the alternative,
they don't feel comfortable with a prayer that they say off the top of their
head.
So here's a
short but sweet one that bridges that gap. Everyone in your family could take
turn memorizing and saying this grace at mealtime. Before you know it, it'll be
a family habit:
Lord,
thank you for the food before us, the family beside us, and the love between
us.
By Susan Darst Williams • www.GoBigEd.com • Heart Lessons
027 • © 2006