before meals

O Almighty God, the Father of all blessings, by whose hands the earth was made and by whose hands we now receive this meal: Grant that we, partaking of Thy bounty, may become Thy hands to feed the world; may our gifts become children of Thine endless gift; so that all creation might find its home in Thee. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy…