Jesus is challenging us to rethink prayer, and has given us the Lord's Prayer as a template for how to rethink prayer. When it comes to the "Father Give" portion of the Lord's prayer, what kinds of things do you typically ask God for? Do you ask God for needs or wants? Jesus teaches us to ask God for "bread", this word that encompasses far more than simply bread, but involves all of our basic needs as human beings. "Give us today our daily bread." As our Heavenly Father, God knows that we have needs, needs for food, water, shelter, companionship, health, etc. Our Father also knows there is a huge difference between needs and wants. Jesus is teaching us to pray that our Father would provide for our needs.Jesus is also teaching us to pray for our daily provision, our daily sustenance, our daily ration, what we need to survive the day. So often we pray for tomorrow, what we need a week from now, a month from now, a year or decade from now. We worry and stress over the distant future. Do we trust our Father enough to provide what we need for each day, and each day alone, and tomorrow we'll do the same? After all, Jesus has told us "each day has enough trouble of its own". Finally, Jesus puts a double emphasis on "us" and "our". Jesus teaches us to rethink prayer as corporate, not individual. As fellow brothers & sisters, do we only care if God provides for our individual needs, but not those of our brothers or sisters? Jesus doesn't teach us to pray "Father give me today my daily bread", but "Father give us today our daily bread." At times like this, we need each other more than ever. We need to have a "we" mentality, a "we're all in this together" mentality. God provides our daily bread, and sometimes the source of that support is one another. If in the midst of this current crisis, you find yourself in physical need, please don't hesitate to reach out to the benevolence team. Shoot them an email at [email protected]. If in the midst of this current crisis, you find yourself in emotional or spiritual need, and need prayer, please don't hesitate to reach out to the elders. Shoot them an email at [email protected]

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