Prayer For Easter Dinner
Loving Father,
we thank you for bringing us together for this meal:
may we continue to live in your friendship
and in harmony with one another.
Bless this food,
a sign of your loving care for us,
and bless us in our daily lives.
Bless your church throughout the world,
and all those who seek to do your will today.
Father of mercy,
all praise be to you
through Jesus Christ our savior,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Loving God, bless all those gathered here today
as we come together in friendship and fellowship.
Thank you for the blessings of our individual
and collective God-given gifts.
Place in our hearts the desire to make a difference
to our families, to our community, to our country,
and to the many cultures and peoples worldwide.
Give us balance in times of distraction and uncertainty.
Help us move towards our goals with determination
and always with an abundant sense of humor.
Thank you for food in a world where many know only hunger;
For our faith in a world where many know fear;
For friends in a world where many know only loneliness.
Please bless this food we are about to share, those who prepared it, those who serve it,
and those who have worked to make today the special occasion that it is.
For all of this we give you thanks.
Dear Heavenly Father,
We offer you gratitude for the ability to gather for this Easter Dinner Prayer. We recall how your son gathered with his disciples when he walked the earth. He broke bread with them and enjoyed their company. We thank you for his example as we come together to do the same.
As we ask you to bless our food and conversation, we remember why we celebrate Easter. The sacrifice of your son's very body for our sin was costly. Jesus willingly subjected himself to suffering so that we could be forgiven and free. While the cross symbolizes his death, it also symbolizes the promise of new lifelife that can only come from you.
We need that promise. We collectively offer up the ashes of our lives to youthe hurts, disappointments, loss, and pain of this past year. We know through Jesus' experience on the cross that we are not alone when we experience hardship. We thank you that you understand and walk with us during difficult times.
Despite knowing trial, we are an Easter people. We hold fast to a hope that's insurmountable, because it's grounded in the resurrection power of your son. Jesus rose from the dead, is seated at your right hand, and offers every single one of us his victory by faith.
We can experience that victory. You hear us when we think no one is listening, You act when we think there is nothing more than can be done, and you shower grace upon us when we feel most unworthy. These examples communicate your unconditional love and are proof that you are alive and active today.
Make the resurrection personal to ushelp it to inspire and change the way we live each day beyond Easter. Make us agents of your hope by what we do for others and claim for our lives. Strengthen our belief so that we might continue enjoying spiritual treasures from your hand as we rest in the promise of the life to come.
We pray this Easter Meal Blessing with confidence in Jesus' victorious name, Amen.
Lord,
As we gather together as family and friends we invite you once again into our lives. May the hope of your resurrection color our days. May the promise of your spirit working in us light up our lives. May the love you revealed to us shape our giving. May the truth in your word guide our journeys, and may the joy of your kingdom fill our homes. As we gather together underneath the banner of your life, we thank you for all the wonderful food that we can now enjoy, and celebrate your glorious resurrection.
Thank you Lord. Amen.
Blessed are you, Lord God, king of the universe:
you raised your beloved son from the dead,
and made him Lord of all.
We turn to you in prayer
and ask you to bless us
and this food you have given us.
Help us to be generous toward others,
and to work with them so that they too may eat well.
Loving Father,
may we all celebrate together
around your table in heaven.
We praise you and give you glory
through Christ our Lord.
Blessed are you, Lord our God,
maker of heaven and earth
and Father of all your people:
we give you glory for your goodness
and for your loving care for us.
Bless this food [this bread]
and grant that all who eat it
may be strong in body
and grow in your love.
Blessed are you, Lord our God,
for ever and ever.
Dear heavenly Father,
We praise You for the risen Lord Jesus. How thankful we are that Jesus is alive!
His death on Good Friday and His resurrection on Easter Sunday make all the
difference in the world for us today.
Father, thank you for the gift of faith in Jesus. You have opened our eyes to
see, and You have opened our hearts to believe. We celebrate Easter with the
words of Jesus, Because I live, you also will live.
Lord, during this unusual time of trouble, there's lots of fear and lots of worry.
Protect us from being anxious and afraid. Calm our spirits by Your Holy Spirit.
Give us the fruit of the Spiritincluding love, joy and peace. And we pray not
only for ourselves, but for our entire world.
On this Easter, we're thankful for the food on the table and those around this
table. We're thankful, as well, for family and friends who are separated from
usby much more distance than we would like. Bless each one.
Heavenly Father, on this Easter, as we give thanks for our daily bread, we
welcome the Lord Jesus. Comfort us with His promise to never, never leave us.
We pray in Jesus' name, AMEN.
Dear Heavenly Father,
We offer you gratitude for the ability to gather for this Easter Dinner Prayer. We recall how your son gathered with his disciples when he walked the earth. He broke bread with them and enjoyed their company. We thank you for his example as we come together to do the same.
As we ask you to bless our food and conversation, we remember why we celebrate Easter. The sacrifice of your son's very body for our sin was costly. Jesus willingly subjected himself to suffering so that we could be forgiven and free. While the cross symbolizes his death, it also symbolizes the promise of new lifelife that can only come from you.
We need that promise. We collectively offer up the ashes of our lives to youthe hurts, disappointments, loss, and pain of this past year. We know through Jesus' experience on the cross that we are not alone when we experience hardship. We thank you that you understand and walk with us during difficult times.
Despite knowing trial, we are an Easter people. We hold fast to a hope that's insurmountable, because it's grounded in the resurrection power of your son. Jesus rose from the dead, is seated at your right hand, and offers every single one of us his victory by faith.
We can experience that victory. You hear us when we think no one is listening, You act when we think there is nothing more than can be done, and you shower grace upon us when we feel most unworthy. These examples communicate your unconditional love and are proof that you are alive and active today.
Make the resurrection personal to ushelp it to inspire and change the way we live each day beyond Easter. Make us agents of your hope by what we do for others and claim for our lives. Strengthen our belief so that we might continue enjoying spiritual treasures from your hand as we rest in the promise of the life to come.
We pray this Easter Meal Blessing with confidence in Jesus' victorious name, Amen.