Dari Manna ke Meja Persekutuan: Membaca Matius 6:11 sebagai Dasar Teologis Solidaritas Pangan Gereja di Indonesia

Iwan Sembiring; Yohanes Parapat

doi:10.47304/35mq6q33

Authors

Iwan Sembiring STT Satyabhakti Malang
Yohanes Parapat STT Satyabhakti Malang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5284-8068

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47304/35mq6q33

Keywords:

Matthew 6:11, Manna, Lord's Prayer, food solidarity, spirituality of sufficiency

Abstract

The novelty of this article lies in integrating intertextual exegesis of Matthew 6:11 with the discourse on church food solidarity in Indonesia, with the methodological implication that the biblical text is read as a bridge between biblical theology and contextual diaconal praxis. This article examines the petition “Give us this day our daily bread” in Matthew 6:11 as the theological basis for the church's food solidarity. This article offers an exegetical-theological reading that emphasizes that this petition not only shapes a spirituality of sufficiency but also builds a communal imagination of food as a gift from God to be received, managed, and shared. Using intertextual exegesis, this article interprets Matthew 6:11 in dialogue with the pedagogy of manna in Exodus 16, the prayer of Agur in Proverbs 30:8, and the spirituality of sufficiency in Philippians 4:12. The study reveals that “today's bread” encompasses three main dimensions: daily dependence on God, restrictions on an accumulation mentality, and a call to build a just table of fellowship. This article then contextualizes these exegetical findings within the global and Indonesian food crises and proposes church food solidarity as a diaconal practice rooted in prayer, exegesis, and the communal life of God's people.

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