"Give us this day our daily bread." (Matthew 6:11)
We are accustomed to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread," and to include in this petition not only the physical bread which nourishes our bodies, but that spiritual food which will supply the needs of our soul, making us strong to do the will of God.
But the blessings of God often come to us in such disguise that we fail to recognize the answer to our prayer. The "bread" that the Lord sends us may take the form of:
• trials to be borne,
• taxing labor to be performed, or
• temptations and difficulties to be overcome.
--Present Truth, March 26, 1903.