Luke 9:10-17: Some Left Over – Part VI
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Once more we read about this miracle of feeding thousands. Some say that the true miracle was that, moved by Jesus’ words and hunger pangs, the crowd pulled food secreted in pockets that they ordinarily would not have shared. This version of this story rests on several points: 1) those following Jesus were a greedy lot, 2) Jesus’ amazing words that moved the crowd to uncharacteristic sharing have been left out of the six Gospel descriptions of these events, and 3) the crowd not only shared their food but donated their leftovers to some unknown recipients. We might spend a lifetime debating these arguments, or we might instead reflect on the points above in the following way as Luke suggests.
God the Creator gives us far more than we can ever hope to equal. Today we give thanks for God’s immense generosity.
Jesus our Brother offers us an intimate relationship of sustenance that we can never hope to exceed. Today we give thanks for Christ’s redeeming love.
The Holy Spirit brings us an outpouring of healing and consolation that we can never hope to surpass. Today we give thanks for the Spirit’s abiding patience and persistence.
Examining the citation using the scripture link above, we determine to show generosity, love and patience to our sisters and brothers in Christ.
Tomorrow, John’s story of multiplication of generosity, love and patience.
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