Yesterday in church, we said the Lord's Prayer together after one of the worship leaders prayed about other concerns in the church. This prayer is a powerful one because Jesus has given us a model here for prayer, but sometimes, the prayer can go in one ear and out the other because it has become so familiar.
The line that struck me most yesterday was "Give us this day our daily bread."
I now have less than two weeks out until the race. Each day, I seem to have a different "phantom injury" with something that aches, and I've joked that I have been hyper sensitive to any little pain because that means that it must be time to amputate. (Just kidding- it's not that extreme, but I do have anxiety that can creep in when something feels tight or sore.)
God has given us a tool to combat these anxieties-
As I say this line of the Lord's Prayer, I am asking God to provide.
I don't know what tomorrow will bring, but I can trust Him to give me what I need for today.
So- tonight as I'm headed to bed with a sore calf, I'll keep praying, "give us this day our daily bread," and I'll pray that for you too that God will give you what you need each day.
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