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Prayer at Meal
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Dear Feeder of all that have flesh Before Thee have we come afresh For this provision to thank Thee Thy benevolence doth our eyes see As Thou now feed'st us each and all. Oh Lord we deem it right to speak On behalf of those now made weak By reason of hunger and lack Oh Lord turn not on them Thy back Feed them for Thou feedest e'en ants. Having granted this fleshly need In its place send with divine speed Spiritual hunger and desire That we may not seek to retire From doing Thine only will on earth. Dear Lord as we leave this table Being made physically able May we employ the strenght derived To reach those who have been deprived The right to see the Lord's goodness. by Bunmi Osho-Davies 3.25.2004 [Inspired as a result of a Chinese friend's question: "How should we pray before eating?" She asked me by phone on 3.23.2004 I am a Nigerian temporarily living and working in China.] |
© Copyright 2004 by Bunmi Osho-Davies
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