![]() ![]() ![]() May I see him/her/them again in the joy of eternal life.Įternal rest grant him/her/them, O Lord, and let your light shine upon him/her/them (3x) Have mercy on my father/mother/parents and do not remember his/her/their sins. Oh God, You commanded us to honor our father and mother. Amen.Įternal rest grant him/her, O Lord, and let your light shine upon him/her (3x) Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, in the unity of the Holy Spirit. May his/her soul suffer no more, and deign to resurrect him/her with the saints on the day of resurrection and reward.įorgive his/her sins and wash away their stains so that he/she may reach immortal life with you in the eternal kingdom. May he/she, having passed through death, participate in eternal light with the saints, as you promised Abraham and his descendants. Holy Father, Eternal and Almighty God, we ask you for ( the name of the deceased), whom you called from this world. Peace on earth.Below you have some beautiful prayers for the dead which can be recited anytime and when one visits the cemetery or graveyard. May we appreciate the freedoms we have and remember those who suffer injustice and tyranny. May we appreciate our health and remember those who are sick. May we appreciate our family and friends and remember those who are alone. Today may we appreciate this food and remember those who are hungry. Sung: For the golden corn and the apple on the tree, For the golden butter and the honey from the bees, For the fruits and nuts and berries we gather on our way, We praise the loving Mother (Earth) and thank Her everyday. After a few moments, my husband says, "Amen." If someone isn't finished praying, we wait respectfully until he/she is, then carry on with the meal.įrom forest and stream, from mountain and fields, from the fertile Earth's nourishing yields, I now partake of the Divine Energy may it lend me health strength and love. My family often has silent grace when each of us talks to the One who is truly listening. Bless the food that I just ate!īack in Girl Scout days we sang the "Johnny Appleseed blessing" taken from the American folktale: Oh, the Lord is good to me, And so I thank the Lord, For giving me the things I need, The sun, and the rain, and the apple seed. Amen." Having had numerous pets, some whom ran away, we often added "And may so & so please come home soon."Ī favorite of mine was one my son came up with when he had to say grace because he had started eating without saying grace first: Forgive me Lord, I'm a little late. Dear God, Please bless these sinners as they eat their dinners, in Jesus name we pray, Amen.Īs children, we invented our own before meal prayer! It went like this: "We thank G-d for all the food placed before us & pray that there will be Peace on earth. My youngest son always picks this prayer when it is his turn to say the blessing. This is a favorite simple childs prayer."Father bless the food we take and bless us all for Jesus sake, Amen." This blessing is childlike in its simplicity but encompasses so much: "Lord bless this food to our use and us to Thy service, and make us ever mindful of the needs of others.Amen." And to end the prayer to the One who taught us about prayer. Whatever your heart says to say for whatever prayer you would be having. We as Mormons believe that a prayer should always be reverent and come from the heart. We are forever grateful for your blessings in our lives. I was raised Protestant, and the blessing was "Bless Us O Lord, for these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ Our lord, AMEN." Since becoming an adult, I have embraced the beautiful religion of Wicca and although my concepts of the Divine/Higher Power have changed, I still say a silent "off the top of my head" thank you prayer, such as "Thank you God and Goddess for all that you have provided. By his hand, we are fed, Give us, Lord, our daily bread. My parents taught me this growing up: God is great, God is good. Smudging the food and self with sage smoke we say "We thank Great Spirit for the resources that made this food possible we thank the Earth Mother for producing it, and we thank all those who labored to bring it to us.May the Wholesomeness of the food before us, bring out the Wholeness of the Spirit within us." Amen." If we want to add a special prayer we say "Father God we thank you for all your good gifts and blessings and we want to lift up (name) to you." Amen. We start dinner by all holding hands and saying "Bless us O Lord and for These Thy Gifts which we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful. Translated: Some have meat and cannot eat. We hae meat and we can eat and sae the Lord be thankit. ![]() Amen.Īn old Scottish blessing: Some hae meat and cannae eat. Creator, Sustainer and Life-giver, Bless this food to our use, and us to your service, make us grateful for all your mercies, and mindful of the needs of others. ![]()
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