The multiplication of the loaves is the only miracle to be told by the four evangelists. This shows the importance of this event. We are in summer and, more importantly, on the edge of a lake, the grass is green, generous! What wonderful scenery to locate the miracle of the loaves. But in fact, is that what is most important? Would we like the crowd around Jesus, simply because she saw the signs?
Jesus does something that raises the enthusiasm : "there were only five loaves and two fish," say some. "Yes! Yes! There were five thousand men, I was there, "says the other ... and the news spread like wildfire. But will they discern in this movement, in this sign, God's intention?
Obviously, God does not manifest itself by dint of miracles to feed the hungry of the Third World. For cons, the Spirit of Christ raises people like Abbe Pierre and Mother Teresa, to name a few. It can also inspire acts of sharing. With some bread and some fish, the miracle can take place. The miracle of the contagion of the gift: God has, admittedly, but through men and women of our time.
Misconception of the crowd, who would like the Christ, God, take orders directly; mistake disciples, who doubt that a few loaves and some fish can feed so many people.
Today, a handful of practitioners attending our churches, in the midst of the multitude! Three quarters of an hour of prayer common in a week, what it can change our lives? Well, today we can relive what the disciples lived in the multiplication of loaves. In Communion, we give body to the risen Christ. Because communion is not primarily feed on the body of Christ, "become what we receive," according to the expression dear to St. Augustine. Becoming Christ by our presence in the world, love and sharing, to continue together the work of salvation inaugurated twenty centuries ago.
Jesus does something that raises the enthusiasm : "there were only five loaves and two fish," say some. "Yes! Yes! There were five thousand men, I was there, "says the other ... and the news spread like wildfire. But will they discern in this movement, in this sign, God's intention?
Obviously, God does not manifest itself by dint of miracles to feed the hungry of the Third World. For cons, the Spirit of Christ raises people like Abbe Pierre and Mother Teresa, to name a few. It can also inspire acts of sharing. With some bread and some fish, the miracle can take place. The miracle of the contagion of the gift: God has, admittedly, but through men and women of our time.
Misconception of the crowd, who would like the Christ, God, take orders directly; mistake disciples, who doubt that a few loaves and some fish can feed so many people.
Today, a handful of practitioners attending our churches, in the midst of the multitude! Three quarters of an hour of prayer common in a week, what it can change our lives? Well, today we can relive what the disciples lived in the multiplication of loaves. In Communion, we give body to the risen Christ. Because communion is not primarily feed on the body of Christ, "become what we receive," according to the expression dear to St. Augustine. Becoming Christ by our presence in the world, love and sharing, to continue together the work of salvation inaugurated twenty centuries ago.
Is not that Good News?
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