Prayer: Ade Bethune

Who offers food, offers self. This is true of my giving a sandwich to a person at the door; or of my entertaining friends in the kitchen or dining room. It is also true of banquets, where the servers are the ambassadors and representatives of the host who gives the food. It is true of farmers who raise food, of butchers who dress meats, of bakers who make bread, of grandmothers who put up preserves, of anyone who peels, cooks, or prepares food for others. It is also true of every Christian who offers the bread and the wine at the sacrifice of the Mass.