“Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11). It would be wrong to assume that asking the Lord for our daily bread is similar to waiting in the breadline for a handout. “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (Genesis 3:19). When we ask our Father for our daily bread, what we are really asking is for the opportunity to be engaged in meaningful work so that we may by the sweat of our brow earn our daily bread. As sustaining as bread may be to our bodies, meaningful work is equally sustaining to our souls. To God there is no difference between work and glory. If day after day we find ourselves obliged to work and work hard, then our prayers for our daily bread are being answered. “Therefore, thrust in your sickle with all your soul, and your sins are forgiven you, and you shall be laden with sheaves upon your back, for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Wherefore, your family shall live.” (D&C 31:5). I hope that we will all be blessed with ways to become worthy of our hire so that we can truly live, not just survive by having enough bread to eat but truly living in having earned the bread by laboring and serving others.
