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Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen.

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Grace at Meals

Blessed are you, O Lord God, King of the Universe, for you give us food to sustain our lives and make our hearts glad; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 671

Provenance

TEC 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A simple, unattributed table grace, the third of four printed under "Grace at Meals" in the 1979 American Book of Common Prayer, whose opening words deliberately echo the ancient Jewish table-blessing form. It is not the same wording used in the Anglican Church in North America's 2019 prayer book, which carries a different, thee/thou-register grace at the equivalent spot.