Our Daily Bread

Daily Gratitude Year 7- Day 361: Today, I am grateful for our daily bread.

True confession: I love bread! It is best warm, but a fresh loaf is always welcome. 

We have a place in town called "Great Harvest" that has the most amazing sweet breads from coconut to pumpkin chocolate chip. There is a low carb crunch that is a personal favorite in the sandwich breads. Do not let the "low carb" scare you. The pesto asiago bread will add something special to grilled cheese or any pasta with red sauce meal. Our daily bread does not have to be boring!

When asked by his disciples, "How we should pray?", Jesus modeled prayer for them. One element... "Give us this day, our daily bread" ... has fascinated Bible scholars, new believers and ordinary people since Jesus offered the words. 

Likewise, praying for our daily bread does not have to be boring, either. Prayer is a one on one chat with God with the help of the Holy Spirit. How can it be dull? Jesus told us to ask for our daily bread. Not tomorrow's share. This observation can be very powerful in our prayer lives. 

When the Israelite people followed Moses into the desert, God provided their daily bread in the form of "manna". The bread from heaven that they could not keep overnight. They had to trust God fully for not just today's bread, but tomorrow's bread, too. Was Jesus remembering Moses and the manna as he taught them to pray? We don't know the answer to that question, but I know he spoke often in statements that tied to Old Testament passages. 

We do not know what tomorrow brings. We can be confident in the one who holds tomorrow. He provides for the birds... and He provides for us. We can rise, go forth and take on the day. 

Today, I am grateful for our daily bread.