Give us this Day our Daily Bread.

Give us this Day our Daily Bread.

“Our Daily Bread”, at the bare minimum, is a prayer that we are taken care of as individuals, but I believe this prayer is much deeper and broader than that.  God cares for ALL people –and we are called as children of the kingdom to do the same.

Pope Francais is quoted as recently saying “you pray for the hungry and then you feed them.  This is how prayer works.”

I think that we tend to be very good at discussing what the Lord’s prayer means for us – but we are not always as good at giving concrete examples of how to live out this prayer.  Well – really we KNOW what we can do, but to actually get organized and find time and make it a regular part of our lives, now that is a different story.  We need vision, we need help, and we need to get out of our heads.

A few weeks ago one of our members took a new job as a youth director at a nearby church.  Her first week on the job the church had set up a “week of service” for the youth to participate in ministry around Ventura, LA and Santa Barbara counties.  Their work included cleaning and weeding in different areas, learning about native plants and how to care for them and learning about different ministries and how they can partner with them.  What a wonderful way to start nurturing our members in living a life in terms of the other – in terms of Daily Bread. 

What can you do in the next few weeks to be a prayer for God’s hands in the world – in participating in the action of prayer and ensuing others their daily bread?

A few simple actions can be to pray for our youth and leaders who are in the midst of life-changing experiences.  Especially those on the mission trip to Detriot this week.

From TLC Sean Crayne, Eric Zeko, Nichole D’Onofrio, Chris D’Onofrio, Linnea Lindberg, Nick Rainwater, Isabel Rose, Hannah Howard, Emma Zeko, Elise Lindberg, Cameron Becker, Aliso Staples, Daniel Staples, Nathan Staples, Erick Grewe, Mitchell MacIntyre, Heath D’Onofrio, Mattias Lindberg, Mason Beling, Zoe Wilson, Michaela Magallanes, Katie Nolan, Alison Payne, Madison Barnard, Noah Panapa, and Kimmy Petty.

And all the other leaders and students and speakers and musicians and volunteers who are a part of the event.

You are also invited to write to Johan Boas who just started his time with the Merchant Marines.  You can send him notes of encouragement at

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)

Candidate N. Johan Boas

300 Steam Boat Rd

Kings Point, NY 11024

We are always open to assist in finding (and carrying out) ways to share our Daily Bread. 

Peace to you in Christ

Pastor Erin