Thanksgiving is a holiday dedicated to gratitude and giving thanks. As we approach this day, I offer this as a meal blessing. It has been stitched together from various sources, and it expresses the sentiments that should be in such a blessing:
I humbly accept this food.
It is a gift of the sun, the earth, and all who brought it into being.
In gratitude for this gift and all it required,
May I eat in moderation,
To use this food to nourish acts of kindness,
And to abandon acts of harshness.
May all beings be happy,
May we live in peace,
May we live with ease.