The Lord's Prayer: The FourthPetition
Level 1 (PreK & Kindergarten)
Give us this day our daily bread.
Level 2 (1st-6th grade)
Give us this day our daily bread.
"Every living thing looks to You for food. You give it to them exactly when they need it" (Psalm 145:15) ESV
Level 3 (7th grade - Age 105)
Give us this day our daily bread..
What does this mean?
God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving.
What is meant by daily bread?
Daily bread includes everything that has to do with the support and needs of the body, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, home, land, animals, money, goods, a devout husband or wife, devout children, devout workers, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, self-control, good reputation, good friends, faithful neighbors, and the like.
"Every living thing looks to You for food. You give it to them exactly when they need it." (Psalm 145:15) ESV
