Gathering manna every morning

Chapter 16 of Exodus finds the Israelites traveling through the wilderness, without easy access to food. God, in turn, rains manna and quail from heaven, with specific instructions regarding how they are to collect it. Verse 21 (KJV) of that chapter reads,

They gathered it every morning.

This passage first reminds us that God provides our daily provisions. But, second, it reminds us that we bear responsibility to gather. This gathering pertains to items to sustenance, such as food, and also to spiritual matters, such as godliness. And what better time to conduct that gathering than in the morning, before the distractions of the day begin!

So let us begin our days in prayerful spirits, collecting that spiritual manna that God is so eager to provide for us.