At the dinner table

[finn...@gmail.com]

I'm looking for Baha'i prayers to be said before mealtimes at the
table.

So far, I've found:

He is God! Thou seest us, O my God, gathered around this table,
praising Thy bounty, with our gaze set upon Thy Kingdom. O Lord! Send
down upon us Thy heavenly food and confer upon us Thy blessing. Thou
art verily the Bestower, the Merciful, the Compassionate. -- Abdul
Baha

Anyone else know of any similar prayers?

Wake up Googlegroup!

[Prema Perumal]

I remember a thanksgiving prayer but can't seem to find it.
There is also this piece of advice from the Guardian on "saying
grace", which is the Christian practice before mealtimes:

We should not Make a Practice of Saying Grace or of Teaching it to our
Children

"He does not feel that the friends should make a practice of saying
grace or of teaching it to children. This is not part of the Bahá'í
Faith, but a Christian practice, and as the Cause embraces members of
all races and religions we should be careful not to introduce into it
the customs of our previous beliefs. Bahá'u'lláh has given us the
obligatory prayers, also prayers before sleeping, for travellers, etc.
We should not introduce a new set of prayers He has not specified,
when He has given us already so many, for so many occasions."

(From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual
believer, September 27, 1947)

Hope that helps :)
prema

On Aug 21 2006, 5:30 am, "finns...@gmail.com" <finns...@gmail.com>
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