Words of Grace and Thanks

Today's "Three Minutes a Day" reflection from The Christophers:

June 6, 2010

Words of Grace and Thanks

When you were a child did you say grace before eating? Many people still do, although, perhaps because we have fewer family meals together these days, the custom seems to be waning.

Still, whether our words are spontaneous or learned long ago, such as "Bless us, O Lord, and these Your gifts . . ." there’s value in them. It's an opportunity to thank God for His blessings, to recall ourselves to His presence, and to acknowledge our relationship with our brothers and sisters and all creation.

Writer G. K. Chesterton went even further: "You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera . . . and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, dancing, and grace before I dip the pen in the ink."

We might try doing the same, by taking a brief time-out for God before our various daily activities.

"Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous ordinances." (Psalm 119:164)

Prayer: Remind me to recall myself to Your loving presence frequently throughout the day, Heavenly Father.

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