Perhaps you’ve prayed what is called the Lord’s Prayer and
wondered about the words “Give us this day our daily bread”. This day? Daily bread?
It takes me back to the Exodus story and the manna which the people of Israel
were to collect each day. And there’s
probably some connection there, and a bit about obedience, but as I read Jay
Payleitner’s book The Prayer of Agur:
Ancient Wisdom for Discovering Your Sweet Spot in Life (Multnomah, 2020) I
gained some new insights.
The Prayer of Agur is actually found in Proverbs (30:8-9)
where Agur asks for only his daily bread. And there are 2 reasons. If he
gets too much he might start to think so highly of himself that he forgets
about God, and if he has too little, he might resort to stealing and in doing
so dishonor the Lord’s name. WOW! Why didn’t I see that before ( I read through
the book of Proverbs every month, and have for 20 years.) Payleitner cuts right
to the quick and makes it nearly impossible to miss.
He goes through this whole chapter of Proverbs, verse by
verse with easy-to-understand, but often profound commentary on the passage.
All in all it was a fun read gaining insight into the thoughts of Agur: “the list
maker”. And then thinking about how to
use those insights to find my own ‘sweet spot’.
This is a short book that packs a lot of insight into a few
pages. There are questions at the end of
each chapter, but I didn’t find them overly helpful.
I received a copy of the book from the author in exchange
for an honest review based on my perceptions and opinions of the book.
4/5
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