The Phil Files

Last Thursday, our church family was shocked at the untimely death of a dear friend and houseparent for a children’s home. She was in her early 50’s! I haven’t taken time to share my heart or my meditations around the Lord’s Prayer since then — not enough energy with several other emergencies and not a lot to say. One overwhelming conviction, however, has rule my heart: “Give us today!”

I can’t even get to the “daily” part. I am stuck on the, “Give us today!”

Not only is today all we have, it’s all we can handle. So I encourage you to pray the Lord’s prayer with me focusing upon this one simple word that should re-route our priorities and refocus our energies on what is most important:

“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

For or yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.”

O God, please give me the focus and the motivation to live today to its fullest!