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Give Us Daily Bread


Martin Luther -- Give Us This Day

As the head of the family should teach it in a simple way to his household.

Give us our daily bread today.

Question:  What does this mean?

Answer:  Truly, God gives daily bread to evil people, even without our prayer. But we pray in this request that He will help us realize this and receive our daily bread with thanksgiving.

Question: What does "Daily Bread'' mean?

Answer:  Everything that nourishes our body and meets its needs, such as: Food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, yard, fields, cattle, money, possessions, a devout spouse, devout children, devout employees, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, discipline, honor, good friends, faithful neighbors and other things like these.




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