Perhaps this is what Jesus meant when he
asked the disciples what they had when they were confronted with such a large
crowd. Yes, the miracle of the loaves and fishes took place that day. Yes,
Jesus took a few loaves and fishes and fed over five thousand people. But
before he did it he asked the disciple what they had. Jesus asked the disciple
to give out what they had.
God always provides and most of the time
it is through us. Often we look at ourselves and think, “There is not much
here! I certainly don’t have enough to satisfy the crowd!” But we do and as
Pope Francis says, if we go and share, if we go and become the Body of Christ
then great things will happen. Miraculous things will happen. The world will be
fed!
The question for today, “What do we
have?” The challenge “go and share!”
Daily Prayer:
Lord, make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that we may not
so much seek
to be consoled as to console,to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
(Adapted from a prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi)
Runner’s Thought: “[We] run
because long after [our] footprints fade away, maybe [we] will have inspired a
few to reject the easy path, hit the trails, put one foot in front of the
other, and come to the same conclusion [we] did: [we] run because it always
takes [us] where [we]want to go.” (Dean
Karnazes) And we prayer because it always takes us to
whom we want most in our life. So today run and pray!
Happy Monday everyone! I hope your
weekend went well. In looking over your Facebook posts I saw many of you did
some interesting things over the weekend. I hope in the midst of all your
travels and activities you found time for a little rest and relaxation.
On a sad note one of my Passionist
brothers died last night, Fr. Malcolm Cornwell, C.P. Fr. Malcolm was a fine man
and he will be greatly missed. Please keep his family and the Passionist
Community in Scranton in your prayers over the next few days as they celebrate
Fr. Malcolm’s life.
Have a great week everyone! May it be a
fruitful one filled with many blessings upon you and those you love. Don’t
forget to share the gift of who you are today because believe me it will make a
difference! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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