Prayer 

Give us this day our daily bread 

Matthew 6:11

Have you ever noticed that the Lord’s Prayer includes language that expresses solidarity with the poor? “Give us this day our daily bread.” We pray for God to provide not only for our needs but also for the needs of all our brothers and sisters—“us.” Most of us in well-resourced communities can take our next meal for granted, but we are still commanded to depend on God’s daily sustenance. At the same time, we are called to intercede for our neighbors who may not know if they will eat today.

Commitment

We commit to praying the Lord’s Prayer daily, taking a moment to ask God to provide daily bread for us and the poor.

Aspiration

We aspire to cultivate an awareness of every breath, every meal and every good thing as gifts from the Lord, lamenting with the poor whose access to these gifts has been taken by sin or scarcity.

Solidarity

This practice is an act of solidarity with the poor who, though made to flourish as God’s children, do not have access to basic needs.