Saying grace before we eat – Is *this* the reason for saying grace before meals?
When little Johnny received his plate he started eating right away.
“Johnny wait until we say our prayer.”
“I don’t have to,” the boy replied.
“Of course, you do,” his mother insisted. “We say a prayer before eating at our house.”
“That’s our house,” Johnny explained. “But this is Grandma’s house, and she knows how to cook!”