FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISH
17 They said to Him, "We have here only (1) five loaves and two fish."
18 And He said, "Bring them here to Me."
19 Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He (2) blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds,
20 and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full (3) baskets.
21 There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children. Matthew 14:17-21
In Father Art Fazier's (North Platte, Nebraska) homily, he described a woman who must have asked God a similar question. What can I do? What do I have to give? How can I possibly make a difference. Through God's grace, she realized that she could do something. She could make quilts. Every year, she made a quilt and raffled it at the church picnic. With her gift and God's guidance, each raffle raised several hundred dollars for the church.
We all have gifts from God. God asks us give up our gifts to Him. When He blesses them and returns them to us, they will prove more abundant and glorious than we can imagine. Feeding 5,000 with five loaves and two fish is incredible. With God's help, our gifts can also be miraculous.
17 They said to Him, "We have here only (1) five loaves and two fish."
18 And He said, "Bring them here to Me."
19 Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He (2) blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds,
20 and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full (3) baskets.
21 There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children. Matthew 14:17-21
In Father Art Fazier's (North Platte, Nebraska) homily, he described a woman who must have asked God a similar question. What can I do? What do I have to give? How can I possibly make a difference. Through God's grace, she realized that she could do something. She could make quilts. Every year, she made a quilt and raffled it at the church picnic. With her gift and God's guidance, each raffle raised several hundred dollars for the church.
We all have gifts from God. God asks us give up our gifts to Him. When He blesses them and returns them to us, they will prove more abundant and glorious than we can imagine. Feeding 5,000 with five loaves and two fish is incredible. With God's help, our gifts can also be miraculous.
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