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Blessed Are We
When I was living with Ma Patra, each person present at the table said a scripture before we ate. I was too little to understand exactly what we were doing. All I knew was that before I could eat, I needed to say “Jesus wept.” Now that I’m older, I know that it’s the shortest scripture in the Bible. I was the youngest kid at the table, so the length of the verse fit me at the time. I don’t recall a time in life when my family hasn’t prayed over the food. It’s what we do. It’s who we are. And as much as we like to eat, that…