[Motherbird]

Here's a prayer to say before a meal that I really like:

For bread, for friends, for joy and sorrow, for the comfort of quietness
let us be grateful and sharing.
The food we eat is the fruit of the labor of many beings and creatures.
We are grateful for it and bless it.
May it give us strength, health, and joy.
As a family may it increase our love for the human family
Since others do so much for me, I too shall freely give
to help to fill with happiness this world in which I live.

(author unknown)