Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, Vol 3, No 2 (2009)

Saying Grace: Transforming People, Transforming the World

Norman Wirzba
Issued Date: 22 Jul 2009

Abstract


This essay describes how the grace-saying act can be a vital source in the renewal of communities and the created world. I show how it has become difficult in modern times to appreciate this act’s practical and religious significance or perform it with much sincerity. I also argue that the loss of blessing and thanksgiving has a lot to do with the destruction of the world and its neighborhoods. I propose that as we learn to understand and then recover this practice, we will also participate in the healing of the world. Saying grace introduces us to a new understanding of ourselves as creatures placed in a world of gifts.

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DOI: 10.1558/jsrnc.v3i2.195

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