The manna which was given to Israel in the desert is the Logos of God. Those who eat it find that it supplies every spiritual delight. It is blended to suit every taste in accordance with the different desires of those who eat it, for it has the quality of every kind of spiritual food. Thus, to those who through the Spirit have been born from above by means of incoruptible seed, it comes as pure spiritual milk; to the weak it comes as vegetables sustaining the soul's passible aspect; to those in whom the soul's organs of perception have been trained by long practice to distinguish between good and evil it serves as solid food. (Maximos the Confessor)

We each and all receive the same spiritual sustenance. But we consume different portions, satisfy different hungers, and nourish different exertions of the soul.

If Maximos is right, we are each able to partake of the Logos of God in the manner best suited for us, in the present moment, for present purposes.

But there are also, it seems to me, spiritual bulemics and the spiritually obese. There are spiritual atheletes and spiritual couch potatoes. What we do with what we have been given varies dramatically.

Give us this day our daily bread. Give what is needed for this day. May I partake mindfully and joyfully. May I join with others in a thanksgiving feast.

May I truly taste what is offered. May I find the strength needed to fulfill the purposes for which it is given