{"id":473,"date":"2014-04-15T14:05:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T14:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empoweringaction.wordpress.com\/?p=473"},"modified":"2014-04-15T14:05:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T14:05:51","slug":"our-daily-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/our-daily-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Daily Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been reading a great book by R.C. Sproul, The Prayer of the Lord<\/em>, and this morning\u2019s section was on the phrase \u201cGive us this day our daily bread.\u201d<\/em> The section was even more powerful, given a recent visit to an EA ministry partner in the impoverished village of Los Brujanes. I recalled the scene pictured above of children passionately thanking God for the provision of food, as part of the Sunday ministry program.<\/p>\n

Sproul writes,<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cAfter the Korean War ended, South Korea was left with a large number of children who had been orphaned by the war. We\u2019ve seen the same thing in the Vietnam conflict, in Bosnia, and in other places. In the case of Korea, relief agencies came in to deal with all the problems that arose in connection with having so many orphan children. One of the people involved in this relief effort told me about a problem they encountered with the children who were in the orphanages. Even though the children had three meals a day provided for them, they were restless and anxious at night and had difficulty sleeping. As they talked to the children, they soon discovered that the children had great anxiety about whether they would have food the next day. To help resolve this problem, the relief workers in one particular orphanage decided that each night when the children were put to bed, the nurses there would place a single piece of bed in each child\u2019s hand. The bread wasn\u2019t intended to be eaten; it was simply intended to be held by the children as they went to sleep. It was a \u2018security blanket\u2019 for them, reminding them that there would be provision for their daily needs. Likewise, we take comfort in knowing that our physical needs are met, that we have food, or \u2018bread,\u2019 for our needs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Let our prayer today, and everyday, reflect the gratitude of the children for the Lord\u2019s daily provision, and echo Proverbs 30:8-9,<\/p>\n

Keep deception and lies far from me,
\nGive me neither poverty nor riches;
\nFeed me with the food that is my portion,<\/em><\/p>\n

That I not be full and deny You and say, \u201cWho is the LORD?\u201d
\nOr that I not be in want and steal,
\nAnd profane the name of my God.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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