One of the great blessings of Israel's wilderness wanderings was the lesson of daily dependence. They had to trust God for their daily food. They couldn't gather too much manna and quail that God gave them and store the food, or it would spoil and become putrid with maggots. They never suffered from having too little. They were reminded daily that the LORD is gracious, faithful, and practical. The prayer of our hearts is that we, too, may experience the LORD as gracious, faithful, and practical. We want to realize beyond theory that the LORD provides and blesses and thereby realize that our faith is justified. So we pray in humble recognition that today's food is not the work of our hands, but a blessing of God. We won't store up for ourselves and our glory, but depend upon his graciousness and use what we have to share his blessings. The food we have today is a reminder of the eternal faithfulness of our Father.