Giving Thanks Before A Meal

Food donations are appreciated as some people are without food stamps. Graphic provided.
Food donations are appreciated as some people are without food stamps. Graphic provided.

Why do we give thanks before a meal? Does it become routine to you? I know it does to me. When I was young, we said the same prayer before the meal every day. Now as an adult, we’re teaching our kids to do the same. It’s not the same prayer I prayed, but it is a routine prayer that doesn’t change.

Now when my father-in-law prays, you don’t need to sit down and the food won’t get cold, but you are i…