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View Poll Results: How do you pray before eating?
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I mumble a quick thank you as I am lifting the first bite to my face
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I pause for a second, close my eyes and say a quick "thank you"
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I lower my face, hold my hands together and pray for a minute
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I pray outloud for the food and other special prayer requests and keeping my eyes tightly shut
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Everyone at the table holds hands, as I praying out loud for all the restaurant to see and hear
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02-14-2009, 04:55 PM
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Christmas 2009
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
Eddie always takes my hand and prays softly, even in a restaurant. I think it's sweet. When anyone else is with us, we don't all hold hands; that's too intimate to me. LOL!
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02-14-2009, 05:04 PM
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
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Originally Posted by Sherri
Eddie always takes my hand and prays softly, even in a restaurant. I think it's sweet. When anyone else is with us, we don't all hold hands; that's too intimate to me. LOL!
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That sounds good to me.
When we all go out and our hands are tightly grasping the person on each side of us, forming a circle, I always want to start raising and lowering my hands and shouting "BE Aggressive! BE BE Aggressive!". LOL
Then I would have to excuse myself to go WASH my hands since I always seemed to be next to my FIL and I would remember all the times he used our bathroom and I DIDN'T hear the sink run after wards.
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02-14-2009, 05:08 PM
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
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Originally Posted by RandyWayne
I am really curious about this.
When I eat, I will mumble/think a quick "thank you" just before eating -whether it be a big formal meal or even a single cookie at some random time during the day. I don't differentiate.
Now my in-laws have been staying with us and THEY insist on a very long, very loud prayer being said, while everyone at the table holds hands, whether it be at home or in the middle of a restaurant. (This is bad enough but in addition, I don't think he has washed his hands in months -and that is not an exaggeration.) There is a bit of tension now because I told me wife that OUR tradition is to NOT do that, so we just stopped the other day when we went out and got glared at for several seconds as he 'thrust' his hand to us for the ritual, but we didn't 'take' it.
I am just curious if anyone else have a similar ritual or maybe are even MORE showy.
Not I am not asking anyone IF they pray before a meal. I am going to go out on a limb and assume that everyone here does in some fashion.
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My wife puts her hair all over the food and asks that the angels come and eat first. They don't eat much - but that's probably because of all the hair in the food.
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02-14-2009, 05:11 PM
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
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Originally Posted by pelathais
My wife puts her hair all over the food and asks that the angels come and eat first. They don't eat much - but that's probably because of all the hair in the food.
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At least her hair has probably been washed at least 24 hours before the meal. LOL
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02-14-2009, 05:11 PM
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
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Originally Posted by pelathais
My wife puts her hair all over the food and asks that the angels come and eat first. They don't eat much - but that's probably because of all the hair in the food.
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LOLOL!!! That was really bad!
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02-14-2009, 06:46 PM
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
At whole family meals we hold hands any pray - very softly in a restaurant. When I am out and about I do about half the time. I am ever thankful though!
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02-14-2009, 06:49 PM
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
With words? Hey, wait a minute, this is a trick question isn't it?
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02-14-2009, 06:50 PM
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
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Originally Posted by pelathais
My wife puts her hair all over the food and asks that the angels come and eat first. They don't eat much - but that's probably because of all the hair in the food.
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I had to laugh out loud at this one. 
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02-14-2009, 06:50 PM
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uncharismatic conservative maverick
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
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Originally Posted by pelathais
My wife puts her hair all over the food and asks that the angels come and eat first. They don't eat much - but that's probably because of all the hair in the food.
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LOL! No you didn't!!!!
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02-14-2009, 06:51 PM
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Re: How do you pray before a meal?
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Originally Posted by BrotherEastman
With words? Hey, wait a minute, this is a trick question isn't it?
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With words, thoughts, gestures, or crazy wacky dances. 
Does anyone cross their arms and rap about their food before they eat?
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