If we have a good relationship with food, then, when we eat, we will find sustenance, fulfilment, enjoyment, and satisfaction. For today’s journal page, read our line for today a few times over. Take your time with it. See if you can read it calmly three times.

What do you notice as you say it repeatedly? What different words stand out to you? There is a practice called Lectio Divina. It means ‘divine reading’ in Latin. It’s an ancient monastic way of immersing ourselves in the scriptures, opening ourselves up to what God is trying to say to us.

Let’s try a form of that here today with this line.

1. Read it slowly and carefully. Try reading it five times over.
2. Now take some time to meditate on what you’ve just read, dwelling upon what God might be saying to you.
3. Take some time to pray, to have a conversation with God about it, and ask Him how you can put that into practice.

We need food each day, but we also need shelter, love and safety too. When we’re children, we tend to rely on other people for these basic needs, trusting that they will keep us safe and provide for us daily. As we grow, we’re often taught that we have to rely on ourselves now to gain these things. Today is an invitation to remember that although you are an adult in the eyes of the world, to God, you will always be His beloved child. Let Him take care of you today. Whatever area of your life that you’re needing sustenance, fulfillment, enjoyment or satisfaction trust that, today, He will provide.

Tell God about a specific need you have and pray for those who come to mind who need food, shelter, love and/or safety today.

Pray for Five:
Take a moment now to pray that they too experience God’s provision over their daily needs, and that they find sustenance, fulfillment, and enjoyment today.