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Dr. W's Reflections...
As highlighted on Sunday, Charlie Anderson’s prayer reminds us that saying “grace” at the dinner table should be more than just a family tradition or gratuitous “thanks.” The petition, “Give us this day our daily bread,” that Jesus taught us to pray invites us to trust God by acknowledging that our Father in heaven is the giver and provider of all things.
We have been blessed to be a blessing! And what a joy it was to welcome Richard & Melissa Hohnholt as new members on Sunday morning! The blessings of our church fellowship remind all of us that what we share together is special because what we share together has been made sacred by God. And so, let’s keep praying: “Lord, send people to us, and send us to people.”
The Lord be with you,
Wyatt
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GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD
“This, then, is how you should pray: ...Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11).
The journey of faith is all about learning to trust God. Israel learned how to trust God in the wilderness because, with each new day, God rained down “bread” from heaven (Exodus 16:4). In feeding the 5,000 with just five loaves and two fish, Jesus declared himself to be the “bread of life” (John 6:35). And with the twelve baskets of abundance that were collected following our Lord’s dinner party, the message of Jesus was clear: If you trust me, then I’ll take care of you.
Therefore, to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread,” means we trust God to provide our everyday needs (cf., Matt 6:25-34). When we pray this petition, we learn to express our dependence on God–not just for what we eat, drink, and wear, but for everything else too. In our journey of faith, the message of Jesus remains clear: If you trust me, then I’ll take care of you.