"Do You Still Not Understand?"

There is a little touch of irritation in the question of Jesus, "Do you still not understand?" (Mk 8:21), as he overheard his disciples expressing their concern about having only one loaf of bread on board their boat.  This is just after he had multiplied loaves and fishes twice for crowds of 5,000 and 4,000. What else would he have to do to teach them that God will always provide?
 This question is not just for the apostles, but for us as well;  how many times have we slipped back into doubt after having received the assurance that we would never have to doubt again, that God would always be there to rescue us?  How slow we are, like the disciples, to understand God's never-ending, overabundant love for us?  We kick ourselves when we hear this question, we profess that we'll never be so stupid again, and sometimes, no sooner than the words are out of our mouths, there we go again, lacking trust, being stupid. Yet the patience and love of God stand fast, and he goes on leading us with new favors, as well as new challenges.  As is said in AA, "one day at a time", let us make an effort just for today, not to fall into the "stupid-trap" but show by our actions, that "yes, Lord, I do understand." If it works for today, then let us do it again tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow.
Bro. Rene