What truly is meant by daily bread? Our dear brother in the faith Rev. Martin Luther offers these words of guidance when we think about daily bread:
What is meant by daily bread?--Answer.
Everything that belongs to the support and wants of the body, such as meat, drink, clothing, shoes, house, homestead, field, cattle, money, goods, a pious spouse, pious children, pious servants, pious and faithful magistrates, good government, good weather, peace, health, discipline, honor, good friends, faithful neighbors, and the like.
But beyond this can we truly grasp all that God does provide? We do get a taste for this when we gather for potlucks and sing the table grace together. At camp we strived to teach the kids prayers that were easy to commit to memory – in some ways that were unorthodox – for example using certain music or characters such as Superman. We would of course use traditional words such as "Be present at our table Lord, be here and everywhere adored, these mercies bless and grant that we may strengthen for thy service be." Maybe it was the words of the Norwegian table grace as offered in the video below. However we say it it is essential that we remember, reflect, and most assuredly give thanks to God for daily bread as it comes to us in so many forms.
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