READINGS AT MASS
2 Kgs 4:41-44
Psalm 145
Eph. 4:1-6
Jn. 6:1-15
Theme: THE SEED OF MIRACLE
Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...
In today's First Reading, man from Baal-shalisha brought his first fruit of twenty barley loaves to Elisha, the prophet. This little act of faith and generosity in a season of crisis would become a seed for a greater miracle. The twenty loaves (intended for one man) were used to miraculously feed about a hundred men.
In the Gospel, a young boy's five loaves and two fishes became the seed for the miraculous feeding of over five thousand hungry souls. The little boy allowed Jesus and others to have the little he had to depend on in the time of food crisis and that was the beginning of the miracle.
Beloved, the miracle would often begin from what we set before God and others. It is in the generous sharing of the little we have that we come to encounter the God who multiplies. He chooses to multiply what we present before Him.
The natural thing for humans to do in times of crisis and scarcity, as we presently find ourselves, is to close our doors and manage the little we have for our own survival. We want to hide and eat our 'five loaves' alone, minding our business while the crowd starves. We device various survival strategies according to human wisdom. In any case, what can our 'five loaves' do to the crowd, we would wonder.
The Word of God comes to us this morning, calling on us to allow others to share in the little we have to depend on. Jesus stands with the hungry crowd hoping for the generosity of a little boy. May we set our little before Jesus and others. May our generosity become seeds for greater miracles in times of crisis.
PRAYER
Lord, grant me the courage to be generous even in my moments of scarcity. Amen.
May God bless you.
-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre
Sunday, July 28, 2024.
Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe.
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