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 eyesand 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 enoughfor 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 fragmentsfrom the five barley loavesthat 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 offto make him king,he withdrew again to the mountain alone.
Five loaves and two fish
1. Went across. You can’t stay locked up in your life and you can’t keep spinning around in your own world. You need to look at others, share with others and listen to others. Jesus didn’t live in a bubble and He didn’t make his life a bubble. Don’t shut in on your yourself; go out into the world and get to know the world of others and understand what others have to give and share with you. This will also help you not to believe that you’re the only one who has problems, and it will also help you not to fall into victimization, as if everyone were against you.
2. To test him. We all go through trials in life and there are always obstacles to overcome. It’s important to discover that your life has a direction and a path, but that every journey has tests that you have to endure. Tests help you grow and learn, even if they make you cry. It’s necessary to think about what you have learned in life.
3. Feed them. Nothing seems to be enough to meet the enormous need that exists in the world. Whatever we do or have seems too little. That’s why it is important that you learn that everything you do is minimal, but it’s great when you do it with confidence, out of love. Don’t discredit anyone, because even the person that you least expect might give you a hand. Don’t give up your daily commitment and learn to give yourself every day.
Remember that something good is on the way!
God bless you and protect you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
