This little girl won’t take a bite until finishing her sweet prayers. The child has learned that before eating, it’s important and necessary to give the Lord thanks and show Him appreciation for what He has done in our lives, and for the food on the table before us. Watch the short but powerful clip to see and listen to the young woman pray before eating.

Reading the Bible regularly and studying His word are crucial for understanding, learning about and gaining insight into the nature of God and for our walk with Him. While all of that is certainly true, prayer, many would wholeheartedly agree, is even more important. It’s an opportunity to communicate with the Creator of the universe – to share with Him our hopes, dreams, fears and even make requests of Him.

However, prayer should not always be about asking Him for this or that. Yes, we should bring our concerns and worries to Him, laying them at His feet. But Christians should also regularly express our thanks and gratitude for all that He has done, and for the many blessings in our lives. And there is no better time to express that gratitude and thankfulness than right before consuming a meal.

In a clip posted on YouTube, a young woman prays right before her meal, and her prayer is likely to be one of the sweetest, most precious things you’ve ever seen or heard.  It’s clear that this little lady has been taught well, with her parents likely demonstrating this practice many times right in front of her.

During the series of prayers in which the little girl is shown doing, she goes through a laundry list of things, expressing her gratitude for this and that, as an untouched plate of food sits on the table right in front of her.

Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, in word or act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.”