Riffing while blessing the food

[wuapinmon]

My son: "And please bless that my Hot Wheels won't be broken like my papi says it is, and bless the food."

[mr_thekid]

I always feel it slightly blasphemous when somebody blesses something like a dozen Krispy Kremes at a ward activity asking for them to "nourish and strengthen our bodies." God is powerful, but He has limits.

I had a companion who would always ask for the pizza to "not harm our bodies."

[FN Phat]

During the holidays we had the missionaries over and my boy prayed, "Please bless the food...that there is no glass in it!"

[NorthShoreCoug]

Many years ago, I watched the movie "Shenandoah", starring Jimmy Stewart. In it, his dying wife, a devout Christian, asks Jimmy to raise the children to be good christians. Thus, in the movie, Jimmy offers the "blessing on the food":

“Lord, we cleared this land. We plowed it, sowed it, and harvest it. We cook the harvest. It wouldn’t be here and we wouldn’t be eating it if we hadn’t done it all ourselves. We worked dog-bone hard for every crumb and morsel, but we thank you Lord just the same for the food we’re about to eat, amen.”

[Brian]

Many years ago, I watched the movie "Shenandoah", starring Jimmy Stewart. In it, his dying wife, a devout Christian, asks Jimmy to raise the children to be good christians. Thus, in the movie, Jimmy offers the "blessing on the food":

“Lord, we cleared this land. We plowed it, sowed it, and harvest it. We cook the harvest. It wouldn’t be here and we wouldn’t be eating it if we hadn’t done it all ourselves. We worked dog-bone hard for every crumb and morsel, but we thank you Lord just the same for the food we’re about to eat, amen.”

Reminds me of Archie Bunker's Thanksgiving meal grace.
"Thanks for the food, even though we had to buy it."

[Green Lantern]

Reminds me of Archie Bunker's Thanksgiving meal grace.
"Thanks for the food, even though we had to buy it."

Or from Bart Simpson:

Dear God, we paid for all this stuff ourselves so, thanks for nothin'!

[Sullyute]

During the holidays we had the missionaries over and my boy prayed, "Please bless the food...that there is no glass in it!"

So did the missionaries dive right in or did they wait until somebody else tested the food for no glass first.

[Green Monstah]

Six-year Old from my Mission (whose mom was not LDS): "Please bless the Lamanites that they can be good like me, and please bless the food."

[Portland Ute]

Since when did food need a blessing anyway? Isn't the main point of the prayer to give thanks?

+1!