The Lord's Prayer

^{Matthew 6: 7-15}

⁷ And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. ⁸ Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

⁹ “This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
¹⁰ your kingdom come,
your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹ Give us today our daily bread.
¹² And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
¹³ And lead us not into temptation,^[a]
    but deliver us from the evil one.^[b]’

¹⁴ For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵ But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

We are blessed to  be able to eat three times a day (most of us); our bodies are well-fed, but how about our souls?  What is good bead for the soul?  Certainly the Holy Eucharist comes to mind first, and blessed are we to have that "daily Bread"!.  Br. Rene offers a passage of Scripture and a brief reflection as another "slice of Daily Bread; personal prayer, and acts or words of kindness, love, self-giving also provide nourishment for our souls.  Giving of one's time, energy, talent and treasure for the good of others not only feeds them, but kicks back to us and feeds us as well.   Jesus, by no means, wants us to go hungry and has given us this beautiful prayer to be prayed from the heart daily, and many times daily at that, to feed us on our journey home.  May we make this payer a part of our daily diet. If we do, we'll never go hungry.

Bro. Rene