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| 764.1 | | CVG::THOMPSON | Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest? | Sat Nov 20 1993 20:41 | 5 |
| We pray out loud at every meal at home. Away we bow and pray silently.
The one thing I would change is to say more different prayers. It is
too easy to get into a habit that devalues the process.
Alfred
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| 764.2 | | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Sat Nov 20 1993 21:04 | 7 |
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The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
Thou openest thine hand,
And fillest all things living with plenteousness.
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| 764.3 | We say Peace. | WELLER::FANNIN | | Sun Nov 21 1993 13:08 | 10 |
| Our new family tradition is this:
We all hold hands around the table and squeeze each others' hands while
saying the word "peace."
It is our acknowledgment of thanks to God and thanks to each other.
My three-year old wouldn't dream of letting us eat without it...
Ruth
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| 764.4 | Now Thank We All Our God | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Pacifist Hellcat | Sun Nov 21 1993 16:50 | 8 |
| "Now Thank We All Our God" was written as a 2 stanza family grace. It was
written by Martin Rinkart who wrote it while being starved at the end of the
Thirty Years War (1618-1648). This hymn is frequently called the German
Te Deum.
Peace,
Richard
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| 764.5 | | JUPITR::HILDEBRANT | I'm the NRA | Mon Nov 22 1993 08:44 | 6 |
| We have a simple, but effective grace at each supper meal.
"Food is for health, love is to share, with this food we grow and care.
Amen".
Marc H.
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| 764.6 | | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Fri Nov 26 1993 23:53 | 27 |
| re .4 "a two-stanza family grace"
Rinckart wrote three stanzas:
Nun danket Alle Gott, Der ewig reiche Gott
Mit Herzen, Mund, und H�nden, Woll' uns in diesem Leben
Der grosse Dinge tut Ein immer fr�hlich Herz
An uns und allen Enden; Und edlen Frieden geben,
Der uns von Mutterleib Und uns in seiner Gnad
Und Kindesbeinen an Erhalten fort und fort,
Unz�hlig viel zu gut Und uns aus aller Not
Bis hieher hat getan. Erl�sen hier und dort.
Lob, Ehr' und Preis sei Gott,
Der Vater und dem Sohne
Und dem, der beiden gleich,
Im h�chsten Himmelsthrone,
Dem einig h�chsten Gott,
Als es anf�nglich war
Und ist und bleiben wird
Jetzund und immerdar!
It's based upon Ecclus 50:22-24, which also consists of thanksgiving, prayer,
and doxology. Rinckart is believed to have published it in the 1636 edition
of his Jesu, Hertz-Buchlein, but the only extant copies are from 1663.
/john
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| 764.7 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | I'd rather have Jesus | Sat Nov 27 1993 10:07 | 18 |
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I live alone and pray before each meal, asking the Lord's blessing on the
food, as well as thanking him for it. My 17 year old son has determined that
it is offensive to pray before meals, which doesn't slow me down, though I
notice that he usually sits with his arms folded and a look of disgust
on his face. My 11 year old son, has grown accustomed to praying before
meals with me. This weekend he and a friend of his have been staying with
me and last night as we sat down to eat, his friend dug in and Scott said
"wait til we pray"!
We also will pray when we are out to eat, which seems to disturb Chris
(17) considerably.
Jim
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| 764.8 | | JULIET::MORALES_NA | Sweet Spirit's Gentle Breeze | Sun Nov 28 1993 23:11 | 4 |
| Your teaching your son something that is lost for most of his
generation, respect for God and his parent.
Nancy
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| 764.9 | Grace vs. Rolaids | WELLER::FANNIN | | Thu Dec 02 1993 22:11 | 7 |
| I read something somewhere that people who say some kind of Prayer of
Thanks before mealtime have less indigestion and fewer diet-related
illnesses.
Anyone hear of this?
Ruth
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| 764.10 | logical | CVG::THOMPSON | Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest? | Fri Dec 03 1993 07:32 | 17 |
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>I read something somewhere that people who say some kind of Prayer of
>Thanks before mealtime have less indigestion and fewer diet-related
>illnesses.
I haven't heard this but it does make sense. Stopping for prayer means
a couple of things beyond the obvious making of a prayer and thanking
God.
It means stopping and pausing - making a mental transition from work
or play or what ever activity to eating. It gives the mind and body
a chance to calm down as well as providing a mental putting aside of
what might be bothering you. It's a reduction of stress as well. You could
probably get much of the same benefit from talking to people as long as
it was a change of subject.
Alfred
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| 764.11 | Does'nt work for me :-( | KARHU::DORSEY | | Fri Dec 03 1993 11:11 | 9 |
| Re. .9
Well i've been saying prayers before every meal for at least 28 years,
and although it does have a calming effect,I have many allergies to
foods that give me mild indigestion no matter what. So i guess i'm an
exception to the rule,although I have not heard of that before either.
JD
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| 764.12 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Inciting Peace | Fri Dec 03 1993 11:20 | 9 |
| .11 Welcome JD!
I'm with you. I guess there's no gaurantee against dietary
distress, except (in my case) to stay away from the enchiladas.
Too bad, too. I love 'em.
Peace,
Richard
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| 764.13 | Thankfulness | CSC32::KINSELLA | Why be politically correct when you can be right? | Mon Dec 06 1993 18:34 | 10 |
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I eat out quite often with friends from my singles group. We pray for
whatever is on our hearts. We also try to pray in the time between
ordering and receiving the meal that way we don't feel like we have to
hurry before the food gets cold. Sometimes one person will pray,
sometimes we'll do sentence pray. So it's different alot of the times.
When I'm by myself, I'll bow my head and pray in silence.
Jill
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