A Short Dinner Prayer for Family

Lord, thank You for this dinner and for everyone around this table. Thank You for the day behind us and Your care over the night ahead.

Bless this food, bless this family, and keep us close to You and to each other.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

When to Pray This

Pray this at dinner each evening — it takes fifteen seconds, which is short enough that no one's food goes cold and long enough to turn a meal into a gathering. Let different family members take turns saying it; children learn to pray by being handed the words.

A Verse to Hold On To

"Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." — Proverbs 15:17 (KJV)