Our Daily Bread

Give us this day our daily bread. 

– from the Lord’s Prayer

If you grew up Catholic, Communion was part of every Sunday church service.  If you weren’t Catholic, then communion was most likely less frequent.  For example, I grew up in a church where we celebrated Communion on the first Sunday of the month.  If I happened to be gone that week, then I might not take communion for months.  I never thought it was a big deal, until I learned a little more about it.

What does taking Communion mean to you? When was the last time you took communion or thought much about it?  

In Matthew 6, when Jesus’ followers asked Him how to pray to God, His response was to teach them the Lord’s Prayer.  Its first words, “Our Father,” must have been shocking.  This was a new and very casual way of referring to God.  Jesus wanted everyone to know that they could talk to God as if talking to their own fathers.  Because we are His children, we can connect with Him on a personal level, every day.

Jesus then asked God to “give us this day our daily bread.”  Notice Jesus did not say, “bless my week” or “bless my life.”  Instead, he asked only for what He needed that day.  This reliance on God as a daily provider showed tremendous faith.

Later, at the Last Supper, Jesus took bread and broke it saying, “This is my body, broken for you.  Take this and remember me.”  God wants us to remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us, His outpouring love, and the forgiveness of our sins.  Communion reminds us of these awesome gifts.  

I just recently learned that Communion is also called “The Eucharist,” which means the giving of thanks.  Every day when we stop at 3pm to give God thanks, it’s as if we’re taking part in Communion.  Giving thanks is an act of connecting with God our father, reminding us of Jesus’ sacrifice, and tapping us into the Holy Spirit’s power in our lives.  How amazing is that?  

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