Can you help me with a prayer to say before dinner from the heart. I am going to meet my boyfriends parents and he wants me to say grace and I am really nervous, I grew up never saying grace before dinner and I wish I would have.
2007-05-11 13:13:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I think that your heart probably wants to be thankful for the love and family in your life at this particular time.
2007-05-11 13:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mariposa13 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have time before the big Dinner Date then practice at night before you go to bed and in the morning when you wake up. When you pray you address Heavenly Father first. Then, you give thanks. For instance at dinner one would be thankful for the food. After giving thanks you ask for things like help with something or ask for a blessing of the food and maybe for the one who put effort into preparing the meal. just say how you feel and just because it might end up being short and sweet doesn't mean it wasn't good or from the heart. So my advice is to practice saying a morning and evening prayer. Even try saying prayer out loud.Then when it comes to the time to say grace at your bf's place you will feel more comfortable in saying a prayer out loud.
2007-05-11 20:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Find out a little something about the Faith your BF's family belongs to, then contact a minister/paster/clergyman of that faith for an appropriate blessing. Members of every faith are more than willing to discuss things with you, and I'm sure everyone involved will be grateful for the time you spent. If you're still really nervous, or you just don't feel comfortable with sayng grace, discuss it with your BF. If could be the two of you are not religiously compatible.
2007-05-11 20:20:07 · answer #3 · answered by rhymeweaver 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course you are nervous, you already have to meet them for the first time, that alone is nerve recking. Asking you to do grace, just puts it right up there. Did you tell him your situatioin and how it's affecting you?
But if you want to say grace simple and short, do not worry about what everyone will think of you, just do it.
THANK YOU LORD FOR THE FOOD WE ARE TO RECEIVE AND BLESS (NAME) FOR HAVING ME HERE TO ENJOY THIS SPECIAL MEAL.
Work with this, and eventually you will know what makes comfortable
hope it helps
2007-05-11 20:24:11 · answer #4 · answered by txdarhmalily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lord,
Bless this meal.
Keep us all safe, happy and healthy
Bless everyone we love.
Amen
Short, sweet, and to the point.
Your boyfriend is wrong to put you in this situation by the way. There is no need for added pressure the first time you meet someones parents.
2007-05-11 20:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by Aric 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ah, he is putting you on the spot! Perhaps just a simple, "Thank You for this food, thank You for friends, thank You for his family, thank You for guiding me in life. Amen." And say that you just want to show your gratefulness for things in life.
Good luck.
2007-05-11 20:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bless this food and bless all the people around it ~ Grant peace to the world and love for all! Amen.
Good luck! :)
2007-05-11 20:17:11 · answer #7 · answered by pandora_293 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heavenly Father - We thank you for this wonderful meal, the joy of family and our good health. Please bless this food as it nourishes our bodies... and bless the hands that prepared it... in Jesus's name... Amen.
2007-05-11 20:17:36 · answer #8 · answered by thegirlwholovedbrains 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thank you for the world so sweet
Thank you for the food we eat
Thank you for my man so hot
Thank you for his sexy bot
2007-05-11 20:17:53 · answer #9 · answered by Summer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"thank you {lord, jesus, god} for inviting me to this house today. i'm blessed to be here and enjoyin' this wonderful meal. amen"
2007-05-11 20:16:15 · answer #10 · answered by singing2thetop 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋