Lord, help me to cook and prepare food to the glory of your name. Lord, I give you the glory and honor in everything I do, everything I think about and everything I say! With these hands I pause to prepare food. With these hands I will chop, cut, sauté, bake, fry and more. Bless my hands that they might shape and create meals that are healthy, attractive and tasty. With this mind grant me clarity of focus on every aspect of this meal: from the ingredients to the pots and pans; the stove, the oven, the cooling rack, the temperature in the kitchen. Lord, bless me that I might prepare food that is not only nourishing, but delectable in taste. Lord, may all who sit at this table receive a blessing though the food I have and will prepare. Through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior we pray. Amen.
Written by Rev. Dr. Nicholas Hood III