Monday, September 1, 2008

The Selkirk Grace

Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat, and we can eat,
Sae let the Lord be thankit.
Attributed to Robert Burns, but likely earlier (see Wikipedia). This one often works for me.

1 comment:

OleEmmy said...

My grandparents say a version of this prayer every night for dinner:

"Many have food and can't eat;
Many can eat and don't have food;
We have food and we can eat;
Therefore, let us praise our Lord."

It is a prayer I only associate with my Grandparents' house since we never said this prayer at home.