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Theo Tigno•
1/4/2010 10:37 pm
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Tuesday, January 5th 2010 |
Mark 6:34-44
When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, "This is a deserted place and it is already very late. Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat." He said to them in reply, "Give them some food yourselves." But they said to him, "Are we to buy two hundred days' wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?" He asked them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they had found out they said, "Five loaves and two fish." So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass. The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties. Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; he also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments and what was left of the fish. Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for a special intention.
"Give them some food yourselves ... "
The widow who gave a few pennies. The disciples who only had a few loaves and fishes.
Then there was me. Today, while I was in physical therapy, the doctor noticed that I had limited range of motion in my neck and my arms. My arms hurt to move. My neck hurt to move. By the time the afternoon rolled around, it played into my mind and I really started to get depressed over how limited I feel.
I never realized how foolish I was to be driven by pride. It was a humbled today, and it opened my eyes to my need for God's grace. In the same way the disciples felt humbled with their limitations, I felt like I was ill-equipped to do anything today. In the same way the disciples offering was blessed by God so I must ask God to bless what little offerings I can make in my own feeling of being limited.
And so Lord, here is my offering. Take care and God Bless!
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