Gospel
Matthew 15:29-37
The crowds praised the God of Israel
Jesus reached the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and he went up into the hills. He sat there, and large crowds came to him bringing the lame, the crippled, the blind, the dumb and many others; these they put down at his feet, and he cured them. The crowds were astonished to see the dumb speaking, the cripples whole again, the lame walking and the blind with their sight, and they praised the God of Israel.
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ‘I feel sorry for all these people; they have been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them off hungry, they might collapse on the way.’ The disciples said to him, ‘Where could we get enough bread in this deserted place to feed such a crowd?’ Jesus said to them, ‘How many loaves have you?’ ‘Seven’ they said ‘and a few small fish.’ Then he instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves and the fish, and he gave thanks and broke them and handed them to the disciples, who gave them to the crowds. They all ate as much as they wanted, and they collected what was left of the scraps, seven baskets full.
Reflection
Three days the people were with Christ.Christ know they are hungry and took pity on them. He told the disciples to get food for them . The disciples were reluctant because they forgot what Christ was capable of. Taking five loaves and two fish the people had more than enough. The significance of this reading is our Lord is merciful and take pity on us
However like the disciples we have our doubts. In this reading it is proven we can be provided with abundance if we put our trust in him. How far do you trust the Lord in good and bad times?
Let us pray
Lord Jesus may we put our complete trust in you in good and bad times.
Amen
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