“Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his presence continually! Remember the wonderful works that he has done, the wonders he wrought, the judgments he uttered” -1 Chronicles 16:11-12
It was not long after our family arrived at St. Luke’s that our daughter, Mary Beth started attending the St. Luke’s Children’s center. Mary Beth was in Mrs. Mary’s class. It was in this class that she learned a special prayer for lunch-time. The prayer her class said each day was:
God is Great
God is Good
Let us thank him for our food
By His hands we are fed
We thank You for our daily bread. Amen.
Mary Beth and her classmates learned this little prayer. She was so proud when she brought it home to us and she said grace for our family, at the table. Since that night, this prayer has become a part of our meal-time experience. We all have this prayer memorized now.
This is simple, yet powerful prayer. It reminds us, each night that it is said around our family’s dinner table that God is, indeed great, good and that God is providing for us out of His great love. Although this prayer is the prayer of a child, it tells the story of an eternal God who cares for His children. The same God who provided for the Hebrews in the dessert, the same God who fed the 5,000, is the same God who is present with us at the dinner table.
It has been five years since Mary Beth introduced this prayer to our family. At first, we were proud of her because she had memorized a prayer. Today, we realize that she has helped put words to our family’s faith. Each time we say this prayer we are reminding ourselves of who God is, and we are expressing our gratitude that our great God cares so much for us.
Today we want to share this gift with you that was shared with us. If you have been looking for new words to express your faith, to be reminded of how wonderful our God truly is, and to share your gratitude, perhaps this simple prayer may bless you as much as it has blessed our family.
Rev. Keith King, Online Campus Pastor
