Thanksgiving is a time of thanks, which means saying prayers before your meals. With Thanksgiving being a family holiday, it is always fun to get the children involved in the prayer. The hard thing about prayers with young children is some of our favorite ones can be long and complicated.
Here are some after dinner prayers that most toddlers and preschoolers can say at Thanksgiving.
Prayer one:
Thanks, Lord Jesus! Amen.
Prayer two:
Thanks be unto Thee, O God! Amen.
Prayer three:
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Amen.
Prayer four:
We thank the Lord, For meat and drink, Through Jesus Christ. Amen
Prayer five:
We thank Thee, dear Lord Jesus. That Thou our Guest hast been; O be Thou with us ever, And save us from all sin. Amen.
Prayer six:
The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies, Are over all His works. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Amen.
Prayer seven:
Accept, O Lord, our thankful praises, For all Thy goodness did bestow; May it increase our faith and lead us, Our praise by godly lives to show, That every deed and word may prove, We trust and own our father’s love. Amen.
Prayer eight:
O Lord, we thank Thee for our daily bread. May it, strengthen and refresh our bodies! And we pray, Thee, nourish our souls with Thy heavenly, grace, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer nine:
O God, who givest unto all their food, make us, thankful and provide for all the needy, now and, evermore. Amen.
Here are some before dinner prayers that your toddler or preschooler can say to begin the Thanksgiving meal.
Prayer one:
Grant us The grace, O Lord, that, whether we eat or drink, or whatsoever we do, we may do it all in, Thy name and to Thy glory. Amen.
Prayer two:
The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O Lord, and, Thou givest them their meat in due season: Thou, openest Thine hand and satisfiest the desire of, every living thing. Amen.
Prayer three:
Jesus, bless what Thou hast given, Feed our souls with bread from heaven; Guide and lead is all the way, In all that we may do and say. Amen.
Prayer four:
Lord God, heavenly Father, bless us and these, Thy gifts which we receive from Thy bountiful, goodness, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer five:
Great God, Thou Giver of all good, Accept our praise and bless our food. Grace, health, and strength to us afford, Through Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord. Amen.
Prayer six:
Be present at our table. Lord, Be here and everywhere adored. Thy creatures bless and grant that we, May feast in paradise with Thee. Amen.
Prayer seven:
O Bread of Life, from day to day, Be Thou our Comfort, Food, and Stay. Amen.
Prayer eight:
Come, Lord Jesus, be our Guest, And let Thy gifts to us be blest. Amen.
The important thing to remember is it is not the length of the prayer that is important. When giving thanks you can simply tell Lord Jesus what it is you are thankful for. Whether you give thanks before or after the meal is not important either, but up to your family tradition. Giving thanks before the meal many people feel blesses the food you are about to eat, but giving thanks after the meal is just as important because you are giving thanks for the food that you were blessed with.
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