Are we genuinely concerned about the welfare of others?
Do we love unconditionally as we are loved by our Father?
Are willing to give without reservation, trusting in our Father’s Providence?
Do we love and serve inspite of our weariness?
Do we recognise this miracle of the feeding of five thousand in the Eucharist of today?
Let us pray…
Heavenly Father, we know and experience true love only because You love us first. There is no greater sign of Your love than Your love made flesh, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, help us learn to always love others the way you love us. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.
Today’s Gospel
Mark 6:34–44
When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late. Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” He said to them in reply, “Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?” He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they said, “Five loaves and two fish.” So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass. The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties. Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; he also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments and what was left of the fish. Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.
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