Matthew 15:29-37
At that time: Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them. The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind able to see, and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for fear they may collapse on the way." The disciples said to him, "Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place to satisfy such a crowd?" Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" "Seven," they replied, "and a few fish." He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied. They picked up the fragments left over – seven baskets full.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for the those in government power, that they pass laws that are fair and just.
"How many loaves do you have?"
Our God is such a good God. He gives us enough in our need. God gives us even more than that, though: God gives us enough to give in our need. We may look at our lives and see how much we do not have, but we can also look at our lives and see how much we need to give.
If we were to take an inventory of our metaphorical "loaves," we might think that we do not have enough time to give... enough resources to give... enough love to give. In fact, none of us do. Yet, it is in this poverty that we are called to give what little we have back to Our Lord. Today's reading is not about your generosity; it's is about trusting in God's generosity. God can do so much with each of us if we are willing to submit our will to His.
As we enter into this season where we are all preparing our hearts, let us all remember that it is only through Our Lord that we can give and be fruitful. Take care and God Bless.
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