![]() A Prayer for When Food is Scarceįather, We come to You hungry, today. ![]() Bless us, Lord Jesus, and stir our hearts to remember You in all we do. Thank You for the gift of Jesus, and that we can look to Him knowing He understands our hunger. How He came here as a human being, and ate with His family and friends just like we do. A Prayer in Remembrance of the Last Supperįather, As we sit here today preparing to eat this food, we remember Your Son. Bless our conversation, and may we honor You in all we do. We understand our privilege to be here, and we pray to be a blessing to those we encounter in this place. Thank You for the opportunity to have our meal brought to us, and the ability to relax and enjoy this time with one another. A Prayer for Dining Outįather, Bless this establishment and employees as they prepare and serve our food. Until then, may this food bless our bodies, and give us strength to endure the day ahead. As we miss _ today, we pray Your blessing over him/her/them, and us, and the space in between now and when we see them next. Be with the one we are without, today, and help us to trust in Your timing, purpose, and great love for us all. A Prayer for When Someone is Missed at the Tableįather, We are coping with an empty seat at our table. Bless our appetites, both physical and spiritual, to honor You in all we do. Help us use this time to bond closer as a group, and learn to love each other more. The people in our lives bring us such joy, and we are grateful for time spent in fellowship together. A Prayer for Dinner Fellowshipįather, Praise You for friendship and family! Thank You for bringing us together today to share a meal. Guide our mealtime conversations and steer our hearts to Your purpose for our lives. Help each member of our family use these gifts to your glory. We thank you for all of the gifts you’ve given to those around this table. Thank You for putting us together as family, and thank You for this food. A Prayer for Family Mealtimeįather, We have gathered to share a meal in Your honor. Show me how to make the most of Your blessing in my life, for everything I have is a gift from You. So many people lack these daily comforts and it is selfish of me to forget about them in their need. I confess my tendency to forget to ask Your blessing upon my life, through the comforts that You have given me to enjoy. You have provided for me, again, and I am grateful. A Prayer of Confessionįather, This meal is the work of Your hands. Bless and relieve the starvation of those who hunger, Lord, and inspire our hearts to seek out ways that we can help from our abundance. Forgive us for forgetting how many pray for food to relieve their starvation. Thank You for the meal we are about to enjoy. A Prayer in Remembrance of the Hungryįather, You are mighty and strong to sustain our bodies. We pray that we will be energized and be able to work for the glory of Your Kingdom. Forgive us for taking that simple joy for granted, and bless this food to fuel our bodies forward into Your will for our lives. Thank You for meeting our physical needs of hunger and thirst. A Prayer That This Food May Fuel Your Workįather, Praise You for the nourishment that You provide. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.ġ. Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ![]() Here are 20 prayers that will fit any mealtime situation, from formal family dinners to meals on the go at the neighborhood drive-thru. Print them and keep them in your kitchen or dining room to remind yourself to come before the Lord with thanks. It helps us remember that our blessings come from our Creator… who deserves credit for all.ĭownload your own personal PDF copy of these prayers HERE. ![]() Use dinner time and all other times of eating to recall God's goodness in your life. Praying for God’s blessing over our meals and dinner is a simple way to make a big difference in the daily alignment of our hearts. for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” ( 1 Thessalonians 5:18b NLT) No matter which side of the pendulum we find ourselves on, praying God’s will over our lives and meals is important. Poverty and starvation are an everyday reality for some, while others quench their thirst and put hunger at bay at their leisure. Paul tells us to: “Celebrate always, pray constantly, and give thanks to God no matter what circumstances you find yourself in.” ( 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) ![]() Sitting down to eat provides time to reflect on the day, thank God, and bring our concerns before Him. Dinner and Mealtime prayers are essential conversations with God. ![]()
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