Do you say prayer before dinner and before you go to bed?

United States
June 21, 2009 1:39pm CST
Are you religious, and would you always be thankful to God for what you have right now? Most of friends who are Christian religion, they do believe that God always given them what they needed. So, they always be thankful. Some of them always say prayer before dinner time, even though I have no religion to believe, I have to follow their habits when I was invited. I am not used to it, but it is nice to see people been appreciated to everything. Do you say prayer all the time too?
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@gelay07 (588)
• Philippines
24 Jun 09
being a catholic, its but natural for us to say graces before meals and pray before going to sleep. It's part of our daily life to say graces and thank God for everything.
22 Jun 09
No, Personally Im an Atheist, and that is my own decision. I know that, we had to do it regularly before dinner in school, but of course, that was what we were supposed to do. Even though everyone is entitled to their own opinion and beliefs, I dont like ti being forced on me or anyone, but as I said im an atheist, so i dont.
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
22 Jun 09
hi clorissa! my husband and i always pray to God. its a form of communicating to Him asking for his help & guidance and thanking Him for everything... we pray before we eat..not only at dinner but all the time. we give thanks to Him and ask Him to bless the food we're going to have which we believe is a blessing from Him. we pray before we sleep at night, to thank Him for the day that passed and for His guidance... we pray when we wake up we pray before we leave the house... we do pray a lot for we believe in the power of prayer and its our way of giving glory to our Lord and thanking Him for everything... have a nice day clorissa!
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
22 Jun 09
I do pray each day once in the morning and then again at night. I also pray before I eat my meals.
• India
22 Jun 09
friends i am happy to know that that much people do this now i am giving u more powerful words for prayer. do put then in ur practice. while eating if ur meal is veg then say to God.. thanks for all this and like this every person in this world should get good food. while going to sleep.......say to God.....God bless all the souls of world, give them good health, wealth,happiness, food, shelter and excuse their every sin. give protection to every soul of this world not any soul can harm another one. and every soul of this world always be my friends and all my enemies should become my friends and nobody can dare to by my enemy... i used soul here cuz it covers all humans and animals souls. if u are not habitual of saying soul u can say human and animals indivdually
@ektarox (67)
• India
22 Jun 09
well i used to say a prayer every night i went to bed..but off late i have stopped..i dont know why..but somehow it has just slipped out of my list of doings now..and frankly i am not very happy with it..i think its a very good habit to remember god once in a day atleast..atleast this holds true for god-fearing people like me...so i dont pray anymore but i think after writing and reading on it today an right now..i shall make a re-start!so yes guys,tonight i shall pray to god..my prayer was a very simple (slightly kiddish) one...which all of us have been sayin since kindergarten..it goes like this thank you god for the woeld so sweet, thank you god for the food we eat; thank you god for the birds that sing; thank you god for everything! kid-like i know...but never the less its my way of thanking god! take care people!happy praying!:)
• India
22 Jun 09
hii dear friend..Yeah you said right dear friend..I too had one christian friend..He will pray to god before he eat..I found impressing..Really that is a good habit...I just Thank to god before eat..That what we are eating are given by god to us..I know that and i beleive in god..I saw a movie that is telugu..That they will pray to god before eating and once the hero of the movie also prayed to..That is an comedy scene i like most..Really the christian people are Good..I like those peole who pary to God before they eat...I too follow the same..Happy mylotting dear friend..have a nice day...keep smiling..
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
22 Jun 09
yes i do pray each and every meal I take and before and after I sleep.. There are lots to be thankful about and prayer is the only way to do just that. Heartily felt prayer thanking our creator for the things bestowed upon us and not only that but same goes with trials in life that make us better person after the storm...
@cainam (493)
• Philippines
22 Jun 09
i'm not that religious but i go to church whenever i have time.i'm also praying before going to bed at night even if i don't pray when having my meal. my parents are not religious person so i grew up having noone in the house to pray with or to go to church with.. but i'm a christian and as much much asposible i should act like one.
@JamieRose (168)
• Philippines
22 Jun 09
Hi:) yes I do pray before having meals and going to bed. I really do believe in the power of prayer. I am a Catholic, and I like being one. Before going to bed I say my prayer, just to thank Him for everything, and to help me lead to the right path. There are nights when I forget to say a prayer, I get bad dreams. I really do believe in the power of prayers and how it can help us all :)
• India
22 Jun 09
i always love to pray before i eat and go to dinner.it does not matter which religion you are,one should be really happy with what god has given every one.there are lot of people who sleep without having food and do not even have a bed.so thank god for what all he has given you.
• Philippines
22 Jun 09
I was not raised up in a religious conservative environment but just converted born again christian, before i do not realy pray for my food before eating it, but now, being always blessed by God, I am more conservative over my food, and pray for it before eating it. I feels good. Uhm...we should, it is a must, because Food and everything is God given, we have to thank God for giving it to us, many people are not too blessed to eat 3 times a day,we should be thankful we are not one of them sometimes, those people is the one who God, loved most because He always hear thank you from them, but unfortunately many of us do not know how to thank God.
• China
22 Jun 09
i'm really thankful for every meal.but i dont pray before dinner.but i really treat every meal carefully,not to waste any. not to pray before going to bed either.but i just tell myself to have a good mood to sleep.cause that will help me relax and have better energy to work next day.
@lkumarldh (142)
• India
22 Jun 09
Ya i think it should be a regular practice in our life but still sometimes we forget to do that as even my self too....but inspite of that i go to the temple eveyrday morning to thank God for all the good things happening in my life and for the Good time about to come in life........
@Mitraa (3184)
• India
21 Jun 09
Yes I do pray at that time! I am also very much thankful to God for His care and blessings upon me! Other times of my prayer are just before leaving bed at morning and aftter my bath. I feel that prayer is an important communicating tool between me and God! Thanks for this nice posting and have a good day!
@ana3173 (420)
• Philippines
21 Jun 09
im a christian and i pray to my God always, i thanked him for all the blessing that he give to me, for protecting me and my love one, before i go to sleep i pray to God, to always guide me and help me to find a solution in my problems, and always pray for my brothers and sisters in our church to protect them always and always pray to spread the good news of our lord in the whole world so that other people especially the one who did not know Christ, i really pray that people will accept our God and Christ as our saviour.
• United States
21 Jun 09
i some times do but i have been trying to get better at it.
• United States
21 Jun 09
I am actually very thankful for each meal! I try to remember to thank God for each meal and every thing. Life is full of blessings; even our trials can sometimes be blessings -- if they help me remember God. I give thanks for many things throughout the day not just at meals.
@marianna45 (1399)
• Romania
21 Jun 09
I am not a religious person, but i believe strongly in God, so i say my pray before go to bed, in my way, in my room, nowbody can hear or see me. This is just me and God problem. Before dinner i don t say prayer, but after dinner i will say...thank you God.
• Indonesia
22 Jun 09
my religion teach me to pray whatever will i do. but i seldom do it, except if i remember and get a problem. forgive me, YA ALLAH i'm proud of islam