now!” They expect God, like a doting parent, to give them immediately whatever they demand. This lowers God below the human level. This approach to the Lord’s Prayer is blasphemous. This treatment makes God seem like a welfare officer or the person who answers our 911 phone call. Praying “Give us this day our daily bread” is a faith statement that is broader than asking for a sandwich. Because “bread” is a symbol word, you are asking God to bless your work so you can grow grain to make bread, or