Before Meal Prayers

Jay Forrest

Dear heavenly Father, thank you for this food.
Bless it and nourish it to our bodies.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Catholic
Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Eastern Orthodox
O Christ God, bless the food and drink of Thy servants, for holy art Thou, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Anglican
Bless, O Father, Thy gifts to our use and us to Thy service; for Christ’s sake. Amen.

Lutheran 
Come, Lord Jesus, be our Guest, and let these gifts to us be blessed. Amen.

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About

Jay Forrest is a Christian philosopher dedicated to exploring the truth through scripture, tradition, reason, and experience. He is the author of The Deeper Life: Finding God on the Mystic Path.

Jay is both interfaith and non-denominational, having ministered in Baptist, Methodist, Charismatic, Catholic and Anglican churches throughout the United States. He hold a doctorate of ministry and has been ordained for over three decades.

Scripture Quotations

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the American King James version of the Bible by Michael Peter (Stone) Engelbrite. Placed in the Public Domain on November 8, 1999.

Scriptures marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

Scriptures marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Scriptures marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.