Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 6, 1-15
Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee.
A large crowd followed him,
because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick.
Jesus went up on the mountain,
and there he sat down with his disciples.
The Jewish feast of Passover was near.
When Jesus raised his eyes
and saw that a large crowd was coming to him,
he said to Philip,
“Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?”
He said this to test him,
because he himself knew what he was going to do.
Philip answered him,
“Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough
for each of them to have a little.”
One of his disciples,
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish;
but what good are these for so many?”
Jesus said, “Have the people recline.”
Now there was a great deal of grass in that place.
So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.
Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks,
and distributed them to those who were reclining,
and also as much of the fish as they wanted.
When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples,
“Gather the fragments left over,
so that nothing will be wasted.”
So they collected them,
and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments
from the five barley loaves
that had been more than they could eat.
When the people saw the sign he had done, they said,
“This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.”
Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off
to make him king,
he withdrew again to the mountain alone.
Jesus fulfils your need
1) Climbed the mountain. Jesus seeks a place of connection with his Father, God. The gospel begins saying that He goes up on the mountain and ends by saying that He goes to the mountain again. That’s the place of intimacy and inner reflection. Today you also have to look for that “mountain” in your life – that place and that time in which you talk to God in a direct, and intimate way. Slow down… dial it down a notch and stop rushing around with millions of things on your plate. Stop being so distracted and begin to look inward at yourself. May your day begin with those minutes on your “mountain” and end on your “mountain” … that time and space you share with God.
2) Feed them. People are in great need, there is hunger, physical and spiritual hunger. Their needs always surpass solutions, but it is faith that satisfies. Faith resolves hunger and our needs, but this also requires action on our part. It is faith that makes your “little” become “a lot”. A small contribution can be the start of a great miracle. Of course, there will always be prophets of calamity who want to tear down your plans and projects. Trust in God! You know He can do great things with your small contribution.
3) They wanted to make him king. Humility is the key. Jesus is not boastful. He doesn’t live to please others… He doesn’t do things to look good, and He doesn’t respond to demands that others make of Him. He is clear about who He is, and what He’s here for. Please be careful. Don’t live to please others; and don’t do things just to be praised. Don’t fall into behaving like someone’s “slave” so as not to look bad. If you know who you are and what your mission is in this world, don’t give up, because that’s how you’ll satiate the needs of a lot of people.
God bless you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
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