Prayer Before Meals

In the house of a wealthy family, they had stopped praying before meals. One day, a preacher came to visit. The table was set very elegantly: the best fruit juices were served, and a very delicious dish was presented. The family sat down at the table. Everyone looked at the preacher, thinking that he would now pray before the meal. But the preacher said:

— The head of the family should pray at the table, as he is the first to lead prayers in the family.

An uncomfortable silence followed because no one in this family prayed. The father coughed and said:

— You know, dear preacher, we don't pray because in prayer before meals, it's always the same thing repeated. Prayers out of habit are just empty chatter. These eternal repetitions every day, every year, don't help at all, so we don't pray anymore.

The preacher looked around in surprise, but then a seven-year-old girl said:

— Dad, does that mean I don't need to come to you every morning and say "good morning" anymore?

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