Boro Nut

Why do Xians say this? Does God even say grace, and who to? And what in heaven does he eat? Anyone know?

Boro Nut

Javaman

I think it's simply like "Whew! It sucks to be that guy (or those people) 'cause if God wasn't watching out for me, I'd be in that situation too."

Unless you were trying to be funny. In which case, ignore me.

BTW, I saw Middlesbrough v. Liverpool once in Liverpool and they played to a nil/nil draw and you'd have thunk Middlesbrough won the way they were celebrating in the streets on the way to their coaches.

Edited for escaping 's'... and for spelling.

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Jobar

Didn't Jesus say various prayers before meals?

"I am great, I am good, let Me thank Me for My food..."

Oh, the problems of being 3-in-1...

Sabine Grant

hello Boro Nut! seemed that no christian ventured in answering so I will give it a try.

I am not sure if you are confused about why we say Grace at meals or why we even use the notion of Grace as we refer to the Character of God. Can you clarify please.

The only mention of " heavenly food" I ever found in the Bible was the mana. Its description is vague more so like a light and fluffy texture but very nutritional.

As far as Jobar's mention of Christ's eating and praying habits, we see them described as him eating mostly meals he was generously given to eat as part of hospitality. So I have to assume that he ate according to jewish culture. His prayer time was mostly as he isolated himself from crowds. I am not sure there is a direct reference to his "saying Grace" at each meal. The most famous description of his meals being " The last Supper" does not indicate that He led his disciples into any prayers addressed to God. He introduced the first act of communion during that Passover meal. That is where the focus of the text seems to be.

Boro Nut

Well of course we were celebrating. We had a point!!! It's not something we're usually accused of.

Boro Nut

Boro Nut

It was probably some custard-like substance then, as all you need is milk and custard powder. I'm pretty sure they didn't have the technology to make instant whip in those days.

Boro Nut

mecca777

Come on, Boro Nut. Light, fluffy, nutritious - it's very clear to anyone with a brain that "mana" is a generic term for the brand of crisps that we today would call "Skips".

Edited: to note my regret at not having seen the obvious "Angel Delight" opportunity.

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Vesica

There but for the Grace....

I have never said this though I have heard it said...I always took it to mean 'Sucks to be him' but with an 'It can happen to anyone' connetation.

Perhaps if we could scare up some uses of it in context?!

Jamie_L

This is the polite way of saying "I'm glad that's not me."

A religious person is typically not going to want to come out and say "I'm glad that misfortune befell that poor fool and not me." Thus, "There but for the grace of God go I."

Nevertheless, the instinct is the same.

Jamie

Vesica

The intent can be 'Glad that didn't happen to me' but it can also be 'I am thankful or grateful that it did not happen to me' or even 'I should do something to help the situation since I am blessed it did not happen to me'....But by in large 'Sucks to be him' is the gist!