Jesus teaches us to live one day at a time relying on God
Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Do we ignore Jesus' teaching to live one day at a time relying on God?
Note: "Give" presupposes not only that Jesus' disciples live one day at a time but that all good things, even our ability to work and earn our food, come from God. We are called to remember that self-sufficience is not a virture for we are reliant on God. "Daily" is hard to interpret since the word is only used 2 times in the Bible and has only been found 2 other times in ancient Greek literature. It has the sense of immediate need or need that will soon happen. Might be interpreted: "Give us bread for our immediate needs." "Bread" represents physical needs (not wants) - and perhaps our spiritual (the bread symbolizes Jesus' body) needs too.
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