A reading of the holy Gospel according to Jn 6:1-15
Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, “This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone.
REFLECTION
“Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?”
Where can "we" buy "enough food" for "them" to eat?
Jesus talks to me when I am faced with problems. Immediately He becomes part of the solving process and asks where can "we" (Jesus and I) buy enough food for them to eat?
He acknowledges that I have a problem facing me and includes Himself in the solution, working along side of me.
I tell Him, I have no idea how to get out of this problem. Another time I tell Him I have only a few ideas but I don't see how it's going to work.
Jesus says sit down and watch Him work for me. Jesus is my intercessor presenting my needs to His Father and thanking Him for me.
Next time when I pray with Jesus, I will hear, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?”
Where can we (Jesus and I) buy enough food (peace, joy, salvation, freedom from addictions, sicknesses, etc) for them (people I love and care for, strangers wanting prayers) to eat (sit at the table of plenty in the Kingdom of God).
I am never alone though I may feel left behind, anxious, worried and even hopeless. Jesus uses everything in my life, leaving nothing to be wasted or lost in this pilgrimage.
With gratitude for many answered prayers, may I be filled with a generous heart sharing with all what Jesus has given to me.
Breathe in JE....Breathe out SUS many times through the course of the day.
God Bless You
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