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Praver for daily bread reflects God's abiding interest in our lives
BY REV. HENRY PILLOW
Pastor
Happy Home Faith Pentecostal
Holiness Church
"Give us this day our daily
bread." Matt. 6:11
One of the most obvious lesr
sons that this petition teaches
us is the privilage and duty of
Christians to pray for tempo
ral blessings. It may seem
strange that in the very center
of this great prayer, our Lord
should suddenly switch the
emphasis from something as
majestic as the will of God to a
subject as earthly as bread. We
are to pray for grace and guid
ance, but we are also to pray
for rain which produces bread.
The fact that God answers
prayer for temporal blessings
is taught through the Scrip
tures. Also many great-Chris
tians give testimony to the gra
cious provisions of our Heav
enly Father.
For example, George Mueller
maintained his great orphan
age, raising large sums of
money, without any appeals to
anyone except God. Since God
is our Father and Provider, He
is interested in all that affects
us. Those who are parents can
readily appreciate this. Loving
parents care about such trivial
things as broken toys, however
worthless they may be. And if
we, being evil, show such con
cern for our children, surely
God is not indifferent to any
thing that concerns His chil
dren.
Since God is interested in all
that touches our lives, He de
lights in our bringing these
concerns to Him in prayer. This
does not mean, however, that
he will grant every request just
as we make it.
PERSPECTIVE
There are two kinds of peti
tions that we offer. One is
where the will of God is known
Such a prayer would be for the
salvation of a loved one. We
are explicitly told that God is
not willing that any should per
ish. But there are other re
quests that we make where we
do not know {he will of God.
Those petitions should be made
with a qualification: "Not my
will but Thine be done."
An example of this kind o:
petition is the matter of pray
ing for the sick. I am sure tha
God sometimes miraculouslj
heals the sick in answer tc
prayer. But I am equally sure
that He does not always heal
God has a plan in the hereaftei
just as surely as in the present
Some people have become bit
ter toward God because He
permitted their loved one te
die even though they hac
prayed for their healing. We
have the wonderful privilege
of bringing all our needs te
God, but in so doing, we are noi
to seek to bend His will to ours
but always to conform our wills
to His.
One of our constant concerns
is daily bread. Therefore we
are to pray for it with perfeci
assurance that Our Father is
interested in what is so vital tc
us. The God who is not willing
' that any should perish for lack
of spiritual bread is unwilling
: buy that any should perish for
lack of material bread.
i Jesus demonstrated His con
: cern for our physical needs
during his earthly ministry.
The first miracle that He per
formed was to supply wine for
the guests at an obscure wed
ding feast to which He and a
i few friends had been invited.
More than once He fed the hun
gry multitudes that followed
Him.
i After one long day of min
istry the disciples broke
upon the Master with the
suggestion that He send the
multitudes away so they
could buy themselves food.
But Jesus replied, "They
need not depart: give ye
them to eat." Their hunger
i was a cry to Him for daily
bread, and He mer inai need
abundantly.
One of the most beautiful
stories in The Bible takes
place after the resurrection.
Peter and his friends had
spent a night fishing with
nothing to show for it. As
they came to shore the next
morning,, they found the
Master waiting for them,
inviting them to come and
eat fish that He had pre
pared.
"All things were made by
Him, and without Him Was
not anything made that was
made." Yet He is not above
preparing breakfast for a
little handful of fishermen
who have come in from a
fruitless night of toil. It is
to a God like this that we
prayer, "Give us this day our
daily bread."
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Local leadership is a critical
part of making sure every at
risk child in North Carolina
gets a caring mentor. Gov. Jim
Hunt told more than 300 county
officials at their annual meet
ing Aug. 14.
“I believe one of our greatest
challenges is to give our young
people the guidance and nur
turing they need to become
healthy, thriving, responsible
and productive citizens,” Hunt
said. "But too many of our
young people in need are fall
ing through the cracks. They
don't have anyone lifting them
up and steering them in the
right direction. And we’re pav
ing the price.”
Hunt has proclaimed 1998 as
the Year of the Volunteer and
has challenged county leaders
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children by the Year 2000.
The NC Association of
County Commissioners meet
ing focused on showing county
officials how to lead volunteer
or mentoring efforts, and was
an offspring of the statewide
volunteer summit the Gover
nor hosted earlier this year to
help communities develop vol
unteer action plans to meet
community needs.
Hunt has made community
service and volunteerism one
of his administration’s top pri
orities.
To help provide a central re
source for citizens to become a
mentor or to volunteer in their
communities, Hunt an
nounced a new statewide toll
free number: 1-877-SERVE
NC. The number is set up to
help any citizen in North Caro
lina link up with local commu
nity efforts, from mentoring
to education to the environ
ment.
Since January, more than 20
counties have answered the
Governor’s call by hosting
their own volunteer summits
to identify community needs
and develop plans to meet
those needs, and nearly 40
more local summits are
planned.
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Many counties are also lead
ing efforts to establish them
selves as “Communities of
Promise,” committing them
selves to the goals of Ame
rican’s Promise set out during
the President’s Summit on
America’s Promise and
Volunteerism. These goals in
clude helping young children
through mentoring and sup
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Several counties have also set
up local volunteer centers to
link volunteers with those in
need.
“I want to see every commu
nity in North Carolina do the
same,” Hunt said.
Hunt also announced a new
effort to help local communi
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find the resources and help
they need. Using leftover pri
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unteer Summit, along with
Otner resources, me aiaic win
provide matching grants for
counties to have their own vol
unteer centers.
Hunt also urged counties to
host community-wide work
days like “Make a Difference
Day” on Oct. 24, bringing the
entire community together to
complete projects at local
parks and schools - in just one
day.
“As leaders, it is our respon
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the guidance and nurturing
they need to grow up healthy,
vibrant and w'ith every chance
possible to succeed,” Hunt said.
“It is our responsibility to make
sure that every child who needs
a mentor can get one. It is our
responsibility to make sure that
no child, no adult, no friend in
need goes without the help they
deserve. I challenge you to
make it happen.”
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Carolina: one in 1994, one in
1995, and three in 1996. Vacci
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best protection against rabies.
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and livestock is not mandated
by. state law but should be de
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considering cost and emotional
value of the animal. There are
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Your veterinarian can assist
you in choosing the best one.
If.your horse, pet, or live- j
stock is bitten or is seen fight
ing with a raccoon or other wild
animal, use impermeable
gloves when examining your
animal. Contact your veterinar
ian and county animal control
officer to determine what
needs to be done.
The public should be aware
of the presence of rabid rac
coons, foxes, skunks and bats
in North Carolina and avoid
wild or unfamiliar animals. If
bitten or otherwise exposed,
vigorously scrub the wound,
seek medical attention, and call
animal control to capture the
animal for testing.
“Since rabies is incurable and
almost always fatal once signs
appear, any exposure to rabies
should be acted on quickly,”
said Dr. Hunter. “There have
been no human deaths from
rabies in North Carolina since
the early 1950s, due in part to
public awareness and excellent
state and local health services.”
For more information, con
tact Dr. Lee Hunter or Dr.
Stephanie Kordick, Veterinary
Public Health Program, De
partment of Health and Hu
man Services at (919) 733-^410
or visit the rabies website at
http://www.dhr.state.nc.tis/
DHR/docs/rabies.
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