[Jesus said]: “Give us today our
daily bread.”
Have you ever wondered why we ask God for food on a daily basis? Why not ask Him to supply us for a week or even a month?
It’s a perfectly sensible question, and the answer is that God wants a relationship with us. He wants us to live in continual partnership with Him. Every day we need to turn to Him to obtain the nourishment that we need. This applies in both a physical and a spiritual sense. Just as we need to eat each day, so too we need to ensure that we are receiving spiritual nourishment.
However excellent last Sunday’s church service was or however blessed we were by yesterday’s time of prayer, we need to open ourselves to God’s Spirit today.
I am struck by the fact that everything in this prayer is plural. The prayer begins with the words “Our Father in heaven”, and here we don’t pray for my but our daily bread.
The moment we start praying, we identify the fact that we are part of a worldwide family. When we think about getting fed, it isn’t just about my empty stomach or my spiritual needs but about the feeding that we all need. If you are feeling thoroughly well fed in body, mind and spirit, that’s excellent – but it isn’t enough. We pray that that same blessing will extend to everyone everywhere. What we are learning is that the Lord’s Prayer is incredibly radical. We are praying that God will fundamentally change our world.
Question In what way do you need to be fed today?
Prayer Lord God, thank You that Your understanding of me is so complete that You know exactly how I need to be nourished today. Amen

Released on 11 Nov 2026