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Give Us Today Our Daily Bread

In this line from the Lord’s Prayer, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, finds a prayer to satisfy human longings. We long for forgiveness, for reconnection with our human vulnerability, for reconciliation with our brothers and sisters, and for our need to share and to receive. (Photo by Daisy Bush used by Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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Daily Bread: Enough for you, for the Community, and for the World

Lectionary Reflection for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 25, 2010

What does the petition “Give us each day our daily bread” mean to the individual disciple and to the Body of Christ? This week’s gospel offers a good opportunity to reflect on these words, on stewardship, and on the concept of “enough.”