Monday, 7 January 2019

GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO EAT OURSELVES


PRAYER PAUSE




Tuesday 8 January 2019




GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO EAT OURSELVES




Enter into the stillness of God within.




Reading.  “This is a lonely place and it is getting very late, so send them away and they can go to the farms and villages round about, to buy themselves something to eat.”  Jesus replied, “Give them something to eat yourselves.” (Mark 6:34-44)




Reflection.  We can sense the astonishment Jesus’ reply caused. “What? Us? 5000?”  Yet we know that this command will not go away.  There is no one else who is going to solve our personal issues, our family or community questions, or our national ones.  One of the beautiful gifts God has given us is that each of us can make a difference.  I have just been reading about Mikhail Gorbachev who singlehandedly, some might say accidentally, ended the Communist dictatorship in Russia and its satellites.  Our own powers and choices are more modest but they too can make a difference we cannot gauge.  And when we take a step – with our five loaves and two fish – suddenly things begin to happen      




Prayer.  Lord, help us to trust that you will take our small efforts and make things happen . Amen.




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