Our Daily Bread 

   “Give us today our daily bread.” (Matt 6: 9) 

   These words from the Lord’s Prayer are rich in meaning.  While they speak of bread, the physical necessities of life, there is a much deeper need that we ask of God.

   We need so much more than just the physical necessities of life.  We need for Him to give us our spiritual bread as well.  We need to feed our souls with His love and His mercy.  The nourishment that is most important is the nourishment of soul that will lead us to eternal life.

   We often get so caught up with our earthly needs and our wants that we think of as needs, that we sometimes forget to feed our spirit.  We overfill ourselves with earthly things while allowing our soul to waste away from lack of spiritual nourishment.

   This body we have will at some point cease to be; but our soul will continue forever.  We must feed and care for our body and seek God's blessings to do so, but we must never forget to ask God for the nourishment our soul needs to remain in Him and with Him for eternity.