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耶稣教导我们祷告说：“我们日用的饮食，今日赐给我们”。（太 6:11）但这个祈求仅仅是在说饮食吗？除了向神祈求我们每天需要的食物，这还包括求我们亲爱的天父供应一切的需要。所以这祷告适用于关乎我们健康和福祉的所有基本需求，承认我们每天获得的一切好处都倚赖神。

然而有些事值得我们注意。有些人说日用饮食这个祈求背后藏着“灵粮”的请求，这并非此处祷告的重点。

为了生存，我们需要日用的饮食。没有营养，我们就会衰弱死亡。喂饱五千人的神迹清楚显明，耶稣知道我们需要供应身体的能量。跟随祂的人群饿得发昏时，祂用许许多多的饼和鱼满足了他们的需要。

向神祈求日用所需也表示我们信靠祂的供应。有了神赐给我们的日用饮食，我们就能以祂丰盛的慈爱为乐，身体焕发活力，心中喜乐欢畅地侍奉神和服侍人。

所以，你下次吃喝的时候，务必要记得是谁在供应你，当感谢祂，并以从中获得的能量去侍奉神，服侍人。

Jesus teaches us to pray, "Give us today our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11). But is this request only about bread? While it is asking God for the food we need each day, it also covers having all our needs supplied by our loving Father in heaven. So this applies to all our basic needs for good health and well-being, recognizing that we depend on God each day for all good things.

We should note something important, though. While some people claim that behind the petition for daily needs lies a request for "spiritual bread," that's not the main point here.

We need food every day in order to live. Without nourishment, we die. As the feeding of the five thousand clearly shows, Jesus knows we need physical sustenance. When the crowds following him were faint with hunger, he satisfied them with an abundance of bread and fish.

Asking God for our daily needs shows that we also trust him to provide for us. With the daily sustenance that God graciously offers, we can delight in his bountiful goodness and be refreshed in our bodies to serve him and others with joy and gladness.

So the next time you're about to take a bite of food, remember who provided it, give thanks to him, and use the energy gained from it for loving God and serving others.