by Robert Lewis Stevenson

“Lord, behold our family here assembled. We thank you for this place in which we dwell, for
the love that unites us, for the peace accorded us this day, for the hope with which we expect
the morrow, for the health, the work, the food, and the bright skies that make our lives
delightful; for our friends in all parts of the earth. Amen”

and a secular/non-religious adaptation

“Behold our family here assembled.
We thank yougive thanks for the love that unites us,
for the peace accorded us this day,
for the hope with which we expect the morrow,
for the health, the work, the food,
and the bright skies that make our lives delightful;
for our friends in all parts of the earth.
May we always be so fortunate and appreciative!”