Comments on: Getting Reading Again http://www.baggas.com/posts/2006/12/06/getting-reading-again/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bob http://www.baggas.com/posts/2006/12/06/getting-reading-again/comment-page-1/#comment-38508 Bob Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:48:44 +0000 http://www.baggas.com/posts/2006/12/06/getting-reading-again/#comment-38508 To be honest, I had never considered spiritualizing the phrase "Daily Bread" to mean spiritual manna. I had always understood it in the concept of daily sustenance. That being said, I would have no problem of including the concept of daily bread being spiritual sustenance. But I couldn't see that as being the sole interpretation. I would tend to agree with Paul on this one. To be honest, I had never considered spiritualizing the phrase “Daily Bread” to mean spiritual manna. I had always understood it in the concept of daily sustenance. That being said, I would have no problem of including the concept of daily bread being spiritual sustenance. But I couldn’t see that as being the sole interpretation.

I would tend to agree with Paul on this one.

]]> By: baggas http://www.baggas.com/posts/2006/12/06/getting-reading-again/comment-page-1/#comment-38282 baggas Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:00:22 +0000 http://www.baggas.com/posts/2006/12/06/getting-reading-again/#comment-38282 Raymond thanks for your interesting perspective, and although I think there is nothing wrong with your "spiritual sustenance" interpretation of the Lord's Prayer, I disagree that this would be the most commonly held view of this line. I regard the prayer for "daily bread" as a prayer for God to give us the basic necessities we need to manage in life, and while this may obliquely include the "spiritual manna" you refer to, I would guess that the vast majority of people would see this as referring to physical needs - maybe not always literal "bread" but certainly food, shelter, income etc. It's such a simple, practical prayer - the rest of it is not made up of metaphors so why should anyone assume that this line is one? I'd be interested to hear other people's thoughts on the subject though... Raymond thanks for your interesting perspective, and although I think there is nothing wrong with your “spiritual sustenance” interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer, I disagree that this would be the most commonly held view of this line.

I regard the prayer for “daily bread” as a prayer for God to give us the basic necessities we need to manage in life, and while this may obliquely include the “spiritual manna” you refer to, I would guess that the vast majority of people would see this as referring to physical needs – maybe not always literal “bread” but certainly food, shelter, income etc. It’s such a simple, practical prayer – the rest of it is not made up of metaphors so why should anyone assume that this line is one?

I’d be interested to hear other people’s thoughts on the subject though…

]]> By: Raymond R Brauer http://www.baggas.com/posts/2006/12/06/getting-reading-again/comment-page-1/#comment-37582 Raymond R Brauer Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:37:47 +0000 http://www.baggas.com/posts/2006/12/06/getting-reading-again/#comment-37582 Paul, You are obiously a learned man of some note and I applaud you for your achievements. However, I must take issue with you with regard to your inclusion of an extract from a prayer book on 6th of December last. Throughout my entire life of Christian up-bringing the fact was always stressed that the plea 'give us this day our daily vread(sic)' does not infer literal bread but rather spiritual 'manna' fom heaven to give us spiritual sustenance to assist us in maintaining a true spiritual lifestyle rather than simply eating a slice of toast and marmalade. Apart from your extract the only other person to uae the literal 'bread' conclusion is a pastor from the Phillipines who has a bible study program on 'C31 - Melbourne'. I look forward to reading more from your site. Thankyou for your forebearance. Rx Paul,
You are obiously a learned man of some note and I applaud you for your achievements.
However, I must take issue with you with regard to your inclusion of an extract from a prayer book on 6th of December last.
Throughout my entire life of Christian up-bringing the fact was always stressed that the plea ‘give us this day our daily vread(sic)’ does not infer literal bread but rather spiritual ‘manna’ fom heaven to give us spiritual sustenance to assist us in maintaining a true spiritual lifestyle rather than simply eating a slice of toast and marmalade.
Apart from your extract the only other person to uae the literal ‘bread’ conclusion is a pastor from the Phillipines who has a bible study program on ‘C31 – Melbourne’.
I look forward to reading more from your site.
Thankyou for your forebearance.
Rx

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