TODAY'S WORD
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
“Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?” (Mk 6:37)
TODAY'S REFLECTION
The Gospel of the Day brings us face-to-face with such kind of a situation – a situation of “doubts in abilities”
It was a late evening…
The Lord had finished preaching the Word of God to a large crowd of people.
The disciples sensed that it had got too late and requested the Lord to send the people away, so that they could fetch some food for themselves.
“This is a deserted place and it is already very late. Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat” (Mk 6: 36)
But the Lord had different plans… as always!
The Lord loves to challenge us in our comforts…
The Lord loves to let loose our lethargic leanings…
The Lord loves to instigate our insipid inhibitions…
He tells the disciples, “Give them some food yourselves” (Mk 6: 37)
This statement came as a shocker for the disciples….
The disciples were not prepared to accept the challenge of the Lord…
The Disciples, who were “doubting their abilities”, finally let themselves into the ways of the Lord…
And then the miracle happened!!
When we entrust everything into God’s hands, miracles occur…
When we have faith in the mighty Providence of the Lord, wonders take place…
Before the Lord… logic can dissolve!
Before the Lord… reason can be floored!
Before the Lord… brains can be put to shame!
Yes…
… Life will continue to challenge us with problems, wherein we “doubt our abilities”
… Life will always ambush us with painful difficulties, wherein we “doubt our abilities”
Let all those moments…
… be a chance for us to allow the Lord to multiply His blessings in us.
… be an opportunity for us to let the Lord to increase His grace in us.
When God wanted to show His love and care for us, He sent His son Jesus to become a man in order to save us.
The infant Jesus was laid in a manger, a feeding trough for animals. He was born in the city of Bethlehem, which means "House of Bread".
All this points to the love and care of God who wants to feed the world that is hungering for salvation.
Jesus multiplied the bread to feed the hungry crowd.
But that is a sign that He will be the Bread of Life for the salvation of the world.
Let us hunger for Jesus alone and for in Him we will have life and salvation.
As St Paul of the Cross tells us, “Let us throw ourselves into the ocean of His goodness, where every failing will be cancelled and every anxiety turned into love.”
Let us throw ourselves entirely into the care of our Divine Compassionate Shepherd!
THROW YOURSELVES INTO THE HANDS OF THE COMPASSIONATE SAVIOR. HE WILL SATIATE ALL YOUR NEEDS.