Almighty God, we give you thanks for the great gifts you gave Moses and the Israelites. You led them to a land of great abundance, flowing with milk and honey. We come before you today, O God, thankful for that same rich abundance you have given us. As we eat of these gifts, may we be called as witnesses of that abundance for others. Amen.
This is a variation of the grace I prayed last Tuesday in class. I believe that the notion of God as a God of abundance is either not taken seriously at our tables, or it is reduced to a quantitative idea. God is not a God of abundance because God provides a lot (though God does), but because God provides enough for our well-being, and for the well-being of all. The Hebrew Bible witnesses to this abundance, especially in God's provision of manna, and I believe we should also witness to this abundance at our table.
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