(馬太福音 6:11)
“我們日用的飲食，今日賜給我們。”
在這節經文裏，有一個很特別的單字，就是日用的。在希臘文原文中，這個字非常神秘，因為在眾多古希臘文獻與整本聖經中，它只出現在馬太福音與路加福音的主禱文裡。有學者認為，這是聖經作者為了精準表達耶穌的意思而特別創造的詞彙。它的原意包含了持續的、每一天的，甚至是明日的意思。這代表上帝的供應是源源不絕且不會中斷的。
而今日賜給我們則強調了供應的即時性。這讓我們反思生命中對於物質供應的兩種錯誤心態：擔憂與貪婪。當我們擔心明天是否有足夠的糧食時，耶穌提醒我們，天父知道我們的需要。同時，這也對付了我們的貪婪。我們往往想多囤積一些，但日用的這個詞隱含了足夠的意思。就像昔日以色列人在曠野拾取瑪哪，每天只能領取當天的份量，多取的反而會變壞。
這教導我們每天都要親自來到上帝面前，支取當日的恩典。我們不需要為了尚未到來的明天而憂慮，也不需要因為貪婪而過度囤積。天父的恩典就像晨曦，每天都是新的，且剛好夠用。
讓我們在禱告中省察自己，是否有貪婪或擔憂。願主赦免我們的不信，醫治我們的心，讓我們能帶著知足與感恩的心，領受祂今日所賜下那份剛剛好的恩典。願這份來自上頭的平安與供應，陪伴我們走過充滿盼望的一天。
(Matthew 6:11)
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
In this verse, there is a very special word, which is daily. In the original Greek text, this word is quite mysterious because, among numerous ancient Greek documents and the entire Bible, it appears only in the Lord’s Prayer within the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Some scholars believe this was a term specifically coined by the biblical authors to precisely convey Jesus’ meaning. Its original meaning encompasses the ideas of being continuous, daily, and even for the coming day. This signifies that God’s provision is inexhaustible and will never cease.
The phrase give us this day emphasizes the immediacy of the provision. This leads us to reflect on two mistaken mindsets regarding material provision in our lives: worry and greed. When we worry about whether there will be enough food for tomorrow, Jesus reminds us that our Heavenly Father knows our needs. At the same time, this deals with our greed. We often want to hoard more, but the word daily implies the meaning of enough. It is just like the Israelites of old gathering manna in the wilderness, where they could only take the portion for that day, and any excess would spoil.
This teaches us that we must personally come before God every day to receive the grace of the day. We do not need to be anxious about a tomorrow that has not yet arrived, nor do we need to hoard excessively out of greed. The Heavenly Father’s grace is like the dawn, new every morning and just enough.
Let us examine ourselves in prayer to see if there is any greed or worry. May the Lord forgive our unbelief and heal our hearts, so that we may receive the perfectly timed grace He bestows today with a heart of contentment and gratitude. May this peace and provision from above accompany us through a day filled with hope.
