Enough for Today
Jesus places seeking God’s Kingdom and righteousness ahead of the anxious work of securing the future. “First” is a word about direction: what deserves our attention and shapes our choices. It does no
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Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
Matthew 6:9–13 joins a prayer for God’s Kingdom to a request for today’s bread.
Jesus places seeking God’s Kingdom and righteousness ahead of the anxious work of securing the future. “First” is a word about direction: what deserves our attention and shapes our choices. It does no
These three short commands are easy to admire and hard to inhabit. Their words reach beyond a convenient moment: always, without ceasing, in everything. They do not describe a day emptied of work, gri