Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Daily Lectionary: Proverbs 17:1-28; John 16:17-33 "What does this mean? God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving." (The Small Catechism: The Lord's Prayer, Fourth Petition) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Why do we pray for daily bread? Because God is the Creator. He makes all material things. Because food, drink, house, clothing, money, and other possessions are good. God said so Himself (Genesis 1). Because God loves us and wants to give us good things. Since you were baptized, you are God’s child. If evil fathers give good gifts to their children, won't your good Father give you even more? (Matthew 7:11) That being said, we should remember to ask for daily bread. Our Lord tells us to pray for what we need for today. God doesn’t guarantee that we will have a super-abundance of wealth—and that’s probably not a bad thing. Food, clothes, money, a