A Daily Measure

a daily measure

contemplating prayer

Scripture: Luke 11.1-13

(Additional Reading: Matthew 6.9-15; Exodus 16.4; Matthew 6.34; Proverbs 30.8)

the problem of burn out

praying the “daily” need

providing the “daily” need

“Maybe prayer is like garbage. I regard taking out the garbage as part of the daily tedium of life, and it is something I leave, whenever possible, for other household members to do. Of course, I am wrong. Taking out the garbage should be viewed as a daily sacrament, for garbage in itself is a sign of provision. Potato peelings, apple cores, and squash seeds are silent witnesses that our Father is still feeding us. So garbage is not a tedious detail but a divine blessing. We can miss that because it is so routine. I guess our problem is that we don’t think theologically about garbage.”

- Dale Ralph Davis -