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I congratulate Mary's Gourmet Diner in Winston-Salem. And I'm going to check them out on facebook and tell them so. Does anyone remember the famous WWII 1940s Norman Rockwell painting of a restaurant scene, where a restaurant is crowded with many people, i.e. soldiers on leave, families, etc,and customers had to share tables. There was one table where two young men, seated across from a elderly woman, simply dressed in a black hat and coat, were observing the woman who was bowing her head in prayer before eating her meal. A simply beautiful picture, a touching picture,and the woman always reminded me of my Slovak grandmother of many years ago. I hope we see more of this in restaurants and that it inspires others. This practice must be returned to in the homes..it will be up to parents, grandparents to bring back the wonderful tradition's that were common practice at one time.

Wife and I stopped at a rural restaurant in the Northern Neck last Saturday for a light lunch. As it’s a recent startup by a farm family we wanted to support them. An older couple were sharing a single grilled cheese sandwich and water. Obviously not well-to-do. They held hands and prayed quietly for a good long while before starting their meager lunch. I was touched and inspired.

Let us all make this a mark of our Christianity, which we are charged by Christ to each be a missionary for the Good News for all mankind, that we are heirs to heaven through Him and this is a gift to be marked and celebrated outside of our churches and homes.

Thank-you for reminding us of Rockwell’s painting. I shall look for it. And God Bless your Slovakian grandmother whose legacy of faith was passed onto you, that you might share it with others on this forum.