Standard Blessings ?

[Ash1280]

04:32:09PM (DST) Thursday August 16,2012.

Blessed our Lord for these thy gifts we about to receive,from thy bounty through Christ our Lord. Amen

Standard blessings or prayer before eating I call it.
Of course there are other ways as well.
Some say this before breakfast,lunch and dinner at home.

What ?
In public ?
@ Applebees ?
Who will be offended ?

Back at home or visiting...will you suggest or volunteer saying grace ?
What if the host/hostess is Atheist ?
Better not serve the Jello right after...

Comments ?

 

[darkcgi]

If I offend some one when I do It I will make whatever notion to make them
comfortable and that all is well that is what make your religion strive
its a kind good from the heart religion

 

[hart]

I am never offended if someone prays before their meal in public. If I am at their home I will bend my head in respect, though I don't pray before meals as a matter of course myself.

 

[Aeval]

We did at each meal when I was with my ex, for the longest time afterwards I still did. It didn't matter if we were home or in public, we always said grace.

It would never be pushed on anyone, and we would never do it to make anyone feel uncomfortable...it just happened.

 

[AnitaBeer]

Come Lord Jesus be our guest, let these gifts to us be blessed.
That's standard to me.
If people want to pray then they can pray.

 

[Joe the meek]

EVERY time before a meal with our family, no matter where we are at. Out two 6 year olds are actually pretty good at giving thanks for their daily blessings.

No one is promised tomorrow, give thanks for what you have today.

 

[porterjack]

I have respect for those that do

 

[Minor Axis]

In the spirit of hedging one's bets, if there is a need, I have no problem with a blessing being said, although as a practice I don't presume that the food before me was specifically given to me as a gift by the unknown person in the sky.

 

[Joe the meek]

In the spirit of hedging one's bets, if there is a need, I have no problem with a blessing being said, although as a practice I don't presume that the food before me was specifically given to me as a gift by the unknown person in the sky.

And you would be amazed at how many children in the United States goes without having three squares a day.

 

[robdawg1]

We say "God is great God is good, let us thank him for our food, by his hands we are fed, give us lord our daily bread." with the kids

My more adult version is "Bless this food to our use, and us to thy service, and make us ever mindful to the needs of all others. In Jesus name we pray."

 

[Minor Axis]

And you would be amazed at how many children in the United States goes without having three squares a day.

I don't think God (if there is a God, if there is a God who cares) guarantees food for our journey.

 

[Joe the meek]

I don't think God (if there is a God, if there is a God who cares) guarantees food for our journey.

Point being, be thankful for what you have and try to help those that do not.

Now, who you want to give thanks to or even if you want to, I don't really care

Ironically enough, we watched the following for Sunday school class today. Yeah, some people have it really s***** and we have no clue, but some people do try to make a difference.

[video=youtube;-bEtqZoD4V4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bEtqZoD4V4[/video]

 

[robdawg1]

I have to agree, even if you don't believe in God, there is nothing wrong with expressing thanks for what you are not promised.

 

[Minor Axis]

Point being, be thankful for what you have and try to help those that do not.

Now, who you want to give thanks to or even if you want to, I don't really care

Ironically enough, we watched the following for Sunday school class today. Yeah, some people have it really s***** and we have no clue, but some people do try to make a difference.

[video=youtube;-bEtqZoD4V4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bEtqZoD4V4[/video]

Be thankful to whom?... that is the theological question. I'd thank my parents for feeding me as a child. If friends invited me to dinner, I'd thank them. If I was eating at the local shelter, I'd direct my thanks to them. Who else can I confidently give credit to?

 

[Joe the meek]

Be thankful to whom?... that is the theological question. I'd thank my parents for feeding me as a child. If friends invited me to dinner, I'd thank them. If I was eating at the local shelter, I'd direct my thanks to them. Who else can I confidently give credit to?

Read my lips...

Who the f*** cares

Crap, if you want to give credit without a theological debate, give credit to yourself for the remarkable position you've put yourself in this world of ours.

 

[Minor Axis]

Read my lips...

Who the f*** cares

Crap, if you want to give credit without a theological debate, give credit to yourself for the remarkable position you've put yourself in this world of ours.

While I might be partially responsible for my position in this world, I had no control over fate, luck, who bore me, and whatever mechanisms are churning behind the screen of this world.

 

[Joe the meek]

While I might be partially responsible for my position in this world, I had no control over fate, luck, who bore me, and whatever mechanisms are churning behind the screen of this world.

No, YOU had EVERYTHING to do with it.

No reason to think anything else had an impact on your life.

Crap, you have the power to take your own life don't you

Just don't tell me you bring this discussion up if by chance you're in the presence of someone who does give thanks before a meal.

 

[Minor Axis]

No, YOU had EVERYTHING to do with it.

No reason to think anything else had an impact on your life.

Crap, you have the power to take your own life don't you

Just don't tell me you bring this discussion up if by chance you're in the presence of someone who does give thanks before a meal.

Joe, you're not sounding so meek. Regardless of what I believe or don't believe, I still have good manners.

 

[Joe the meek]

It's nice to know you have good manners.

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