Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. Our Reading titled Give Thanks to God

was written by Katera Patton. My friend hurried from her stressful job at the hospital,

wondering what she would prepare for dinner before her husband returned from his equally

demanding job. She had made chicken on Sunday and served leftovers on Monday. Then they had yet another

round of chicken, this time baked, on Tuesday. She found two pieces of fish in the freezer, but she

knew the fillets weren't her husband's favorite.

Not finding anything else she could prepare in just a few minutes, she decided the fish would

just have to do. As she placed the dish on the table, she said somewhat apologetically to her

husband who had just arrived home, I know this isn't your favorite. Her husband looked up and said,

Honey, I'm just happy we have food on the table. His attitude reminds me of the importance of

being grateful and thankful for our daily provisions from God, whatever they are. Giving thanks

for our daily bread or meals models Jesus's example when he ate with two disciples

after his resurrection in Luke 24 christ took bread gave thanks and broke it he thanked his

father as he had earlier when he'd fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two small fish in

john 6 when we give thanks for our daily meals and for other provisions he'd fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two small fish in John 6.

When we give thanks for our daily meals and for other provisions, our gratitude

reflects Jesus' ways and honors our heavenly Father.

Let's give thanks to God today.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional reading is from Luke chapter 24 verses 28 through 35.

As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther.

But they urged him strongly, stay with us, for it is nearly evening. The day is almost over.

So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks,

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