“Jesus replied, ‘There is no need for them to go: give them something to eat yourselves.’ But they answered, ‘All we have with us is five loaves and two fish.’ So he said, ‘Bring them here to me.’ He gave orders that the people were to sit down on the grass; then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven and said the blessing. And breaking the loaves he handed them to his disciples, who gave them to the crowds. They all ate as much as the wanted, and they collected the scraps left over, twelve baskets full.” Matthew 14:16-20
In Matthew’s Gospel we see Jesus take a little and do a lot with it. We often come to Him with very little to offer, but in need of a lot. We often need a miracle.
There is an important part of this Gospel that is a precursor, a foretelling of events to come. It is the blessing and then the breaking of the bread which foretells of His sacrifice and of our future sharing in the Eucharist. The blessing itself also teaches us a very important lesson. When we need a miracle in our own lives do we remember to pray first, to give thanks and to offer ourselves to God? That should always be the first step. Take what we have, take all that we are, no matter how meager or frail it might be, and offer it up through Jesus to God. Then continue to work with what we have trusting Jesus to take our little bit and make it into a lot, and maybe even with some left over as He fills our spirit with His until our cup runneth over.
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