Mt. 15: 29-37
Jesus feeds the four thousand
29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ‘I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.’
33 His disciples answered, ‘Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?’
34 ‘How many loaves do you have?’ Jesus asked.
‘Seven,’ they replied, ‘and a few small fish.’
35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterwards the disciples picked up seven baskets full of broken pieces that were left over.
Jesus, the man of compassion, the man with a mission, attentive to every need. A beautiful picture of the healer, teacher and friend. After three non-stop days of healing others, Jesus makes sure they do not go home hungry. What a lesson in ministry, in simply being a Christian, this is. Even when we think we are at the end of our wits and strength, may this scene muster up in us the abiity to find that extra ounce of energy to meet the needs pressing upon us. What a beautiful and compelling scene for our meditation this first week of Advent! As Jesus stretched himself for others, may he help us do the same.
Bro .Rene
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