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5. ‘Give us this day our daily Bread’.
This petition may be understood both in a spiritual and temporal
way. Spiritually, Christ himself is our bread of life; he is our ‘food
for the journey’. We know this in faith but God also speaks this to us in
Scripture.
‘Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as scripture says: He gave them
bread from heaven to eat. Jesus answered them: In all truth I tell you, it was
not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, it is my Father who gives you the
bread from heaven, the true bread; for the bread of God is the bread which
comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. `Sir,' they said, `give us
that bread always’. Jesus answered them: I am the bread of life. No one
who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst’. (John
6:31-35).
In addition, we believe that our Father knows our needs, and we trust
that he will take care of us. We pray that his loving providence may
envelop us. Again, our Father reassures us in His Word.
‘It is the gentiles who set their hearts on all these things. Your
heavenly Father knows you need them all. Set your hearts on his kingdom
first, and on God's saving justice, and all these other things will be given
you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow: tomorrow will take
care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own’. (Mt 6: 32-34).
So, God asks us to put our trust in Him for all our needs. He
knows them before we even ask; yet He wants his children to voice their
need. It is good to remind ourselves particularly if we are concerned
that in His wonderful providence, God always provides. He always provides
us with enough grace (our daily bread) for every situation that we
encounter.
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