Graces - Old and New

                                                            Graces - Old and New

Remember this? "God is great. God is good.  And we thank Him for our food. Amen."

A short table grace we said as children, usually in a hurry! It was simple and yet the theology is profound when you stop and think about it.

But there's another profound one hardly anybody remembers: "Be present at our table, Lord. Be here and everywhere adored. These mercies bless and grant that we may feast in paradise with Thee! Amen."

WOW! Over 500 years ago our ancestors sang that blessing as they gathered around their dinner tables. They sang it to the tune "Praise God from whom all blessings flow..." It times of peace and prosperity and in times of turmoil and persecution, when they probably whispered it.

I am so challenged by their faithfulness in choosing these words. Asking Him to join us at our tables here on earth, and anticipating that future day when we will gather with Him at His table, the great Marriage Feast we read about in Revelation.

Maybe a simple meal now, but a great feast then!

And I love the line, "Be here and everywhere adored." We see that in Revelation, too. It's our dream also, that Christ will be honored and glorified everywhere. 

I am so moved by this table grace that reaches across centuries past and into the future. What a day that will be! Maranatha! - Come, Lord Jesus.

...hallowed be Your name.  

Your  kingdom come, Your will be done,

on earth, as it is in heaven.