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GOSPEL POWER - JANUARY 5, 2021 - TUESDAY
GOSPEL POWER - JANUARY 5, 2021
Tuesday after Epiphany
Saint John Neumann, bishop
Gospel: Mk 6:34-44
As Jesus went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.” But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?” And he said to them, “How many loaves have you? Go and see.” When they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled; and they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men.
REFLECTION
Jesus’ ministry is at the same time the training ground of his disciples. Today’s Gospel story offers an important lesson on discipleship. When Jesus tells his disciples, “Give them some food yourselves,” they react to what seems to be an impossible task. But as the story develops, the disciples find themselves doing exactly what Jesus has said — they are the ones who set the food before the people. In summary, this is the lesson on discipleship that today’s Gospel wishes to inculcate: Jesus does not ask us to be the provider of solutions to problems but to be the instruments by which he himself can resolve the problematic situations.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, you yourself are the answer to the needs of the people. Help us to be willing instruments in answering those needs. Amen.
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GOSPEL POWER - JANUARY 5, 2021
Tuesday after Epiphany
Saint John Neumann, bishop
Gospel: Mk 6:34-44
As Jesus went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.” But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?” And he said to them, “How many loaves have you? Go and see.” When they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled; and they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men.
REFLECTION
Jesus’ ministry is at the same time the training ground of his disciples. Today’s Gospel story offers an important lesson on discipleship. When Jesus tells his disciples, “Give them some food yourselves,” they react to what seems to be an impossible task. But as the story develops, the disciples find themselves doing exactly what Jesus has said — they are the ones who set the food before the people. In summary, this is the lesson on discipleship that today’s Gospel wishes to inculcate: Jesus does not ask us to be the provider of solutions to problems but to be the instruments by which he himself can resolve the problematic situations.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, you yourself are the answer to the needs of the people. Help us to be willing instruments in answering those needs. Amen.