Saying Grace before meals w/young children - please share yours - Page 3

[MilkTrance]

Originally Posted by griffin2004

we've always used the standard Catholic version: Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

This is what we used to say. It is filled with the feeling of great memories for me. :

[Parthenia]

We are a multireligious, multiethnic family. We used to say "God is great, God is good, etc...", but one day my older dd misunderstood what we were saying, and our grace evolved into this:

[We hold hands with the person next to us, and we shake hands to the beat of our chant]
God is great, God is good,
God is dancing in our food.

God is good, God is great,
God is dancing on our plate.

Amen. [then louder] AMEN!

Funny how a child's not understanding the words to our old grace became something that reflects the common thread in our spiritual hearts: that God is everything, everywhere, including our food, and is instrumental in our food getting to us, and God has a good sense of humor and affection for us.

[Peacemamalove]

We say this at mealtime:

Earth we thank you for this food,
For Rest and home and all things good.
For wind and rain and Sun above
But most of all for those we love.

[Teenytoona]

Ooh Zahira I like that one!

[Evan&Anna's_Mom]

We have this: https://www.episcopalbookstore.com/P...ProductID=2974 and we love it.

Its a wooden cube with a different grace on each face. Our rule is that the first child to the table gets to roll for grace -- encourages both kids to come the first time dinner is called.

[allnaturalmom]

I love this... It's a great thread!

We say:

Dear God
Our hands we fold,
Our heads we bow,
For food and drink,
We thank Thee now.
Amen

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[pumpkinhead]

We use our Bishop's grace: "Oh Great Dude, thanks for the food". Ds loves this.