I was feeling content. The world isn’t perfect, my world isn’t perfect, but at that moment I was alright with that. Things could be worse after all. And then the word “grace” popped into my head. To me that translated into saying grace.<\/p>\n
The moment was almost ruined as it took me a while to remember the grace. The first prayer to come up was, of course, the Our Father. I have probably said that prayer more than I have said my name in my life so i should remember it. The next was The Lord is My Sheppard. A prayer that is meant to be comforting before bed but a little unnerving; it makes you think of your mortality before you sleep, that is the stuff of nightmares. I was disappointed that I couldn’t remember the grace as even hymns that I haven’t sung since elementary school seemed to come to me easier. But I calmed my self and took a deep breath, closed my eyes and said the word “Grace” out loud and the rest of the words came to me.<\/p>\n
Grace before meals<\/em><\/p>\n Bless us oh Lord<\/em><\/p>\n For these, Thy gifts<\/em><\/p>\n Which we are about to receive<\/em><\/p>\n From Thy bounty<\/em><\/p>\n Through Christ our Lord in heavan<\/em><\/p>\n Amen<\/em><\/p>\n It is a simple, sweet prayer of thanks that took me back to when I was young at my mother’s table. At that age your world is whatever is happening at that moment, you had no baggage, grudges weren’t kept, and you were easy to please. I opened my eyes and that feeling stayed with me. The sky was a little darker but things seemed brighter. I just felt good.<\/p>\n Well that is it. I just wanted to share that.<\/p>\n
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