St. Francis Meditates of the Our Father
"'Give us this day'--through remembering and understanding and reverencing the love which he had for us and for what he said, did, and suffered for us--'our daily bread,' your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ . . ." --St. Francis
I've always thought of this part of the Lord's Prayer (as Protestants call it) to be about asking God for our daily food. But now I realize that because Jesus is called the Bread of Life, this could also be about partaking of Him daily, and therefore we should acknowledge our need for Him daily. It's not that we have to ask God for anything in order to receive it, but rather, in our asking we are acknowledging our needs can only be met by Him.
"'Give us this day'--through remembering and understanding and reverencing the love which he had for us and for what he said, did, and suffered for us--'our daily bread,' your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ . . ." --St. Francis
It is called the "Lord's" prayer, because Jesus actually said this prayer when asked by HIS disciples how to pray. That is what I've read in my bible.
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