From Wants to Needs

Tonight, we turn to the teaching of Deuteronomy 24: when gathering harvest, do not reap to the edges or return for what was dropped—leave gleanings for the poor, the stranger, the widow, and the orphan. This command asks us to shift from wants to needs. Our desire is often to take everything, to cling, to secure. But Scripture reminds us: you do not need it all. Leave space. Trust that enough remains.

As you breathe, notice what you grasp for, what you think you must have. With each exhale, let one want fall away. Feel into what is truly necessary—food, shelter, care, connection, breath. Notice how sufficiency feels different from scarcity. Like a field with gleanings left behind, you remain full, yet generous. In this balance, we discover freedom: to need less, to share more, to live in trust.