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A prayer for a meal

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“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 8About 10 seconds aloud

Lord, thank you for this meal and the people who cooked and served it. Bless them in their work today. Amen.

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

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El Greco, Pentecost, in a gilt frame on the wall: the apostles and Mary under the dove, a flame over each head
“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak … as the Spirit gave them utterance.”Acts 2:4 · El Greco, Pentecost, about 1600, Museo del Prado

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