“…Give us today our daily bread…” -Matthew 6:11
As Anabaptist Mennonites we reject the teachings of the prosperity gospel. We take seriously the blesseds of beatitudes found in the Sermon on the Mount, trusting in the upside-down kingdom that Jesus revealed.
Those that gathered near to Jesus knew need, experienced suffering. And this simple and beautiful prayer that Jesus invites us to practice recognizes our dependence for the present and the eternal. The practical and ephemeral. The sacred ordinary that we name and proclaim as we pray in the way of Jesus reminds us that it is just as holy to feed our people as it is to study scripture. It is just as blessed to care about housing and clothing our brothers and sisters as it is to extend and receive forgiveness.
Are there cares or concerns you have resisted bringing before God? What weighs on your heart today? Consider your ordinary tasks today; what sacred import do these acts carry? How is God revealing and providing in the midst of the mundane?
Draw my awareness to your nearness, O God. May my acts of care be expressions of divine love for others. In my places of worry and need, may I notice your gifts of provision; may I experience the blessing of enough. Amen.
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