The tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’ 4But he answered, ‘It is written,
“One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” ’ Matthew 4:3-4
If you suddenly had the power to turn stone into bread–so that everyone had enough to eat–would you do it? Why did Jesus say no?
Guide us, O God, as we seek to make the world a better place, that we are not seduced by easy answers that lead us astray. Amen.