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A prayer for a meal

“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak … as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Acts 2:4. The picture: El Greco, Pentecost, about 1600, Museo del Prado.

Prayer 1 of 6About 25 seconds aloud

Father, thank you for this food and for the people around this table. Bless the one who cooked it and the ones who will wash up. Help us listen to each other tonight. “Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith” (Proverbs 15:17). Amen.

From Prayers Before Meals: Traditional Graces, Grace After Meals and Short Blessings

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El Greco, Pentecostés, en un marco dorado en la pared: los apóstoles y María bajo la paloma, una llama sobre cada cabeza
“Y fueron todos llenos del Espíritu Santo, y comenzaron a hablar… según el Espíritu les daba que hablasen”.Hechos 2:4 · El Greco, Pentecostés, hacia 1600, Museo del Prado

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