Shalom

What izzit that makes a life fulfilling? What brings satisfaction to our days? Today, God invites us to come to him wit our hungers and thirst. God wants to satisfy us.

The narrative of the multiplication of loaves and fishes was especially meaningful to the early Church. This is the only miracle story that appears in all 4 Gospels. When Jesus sees the crowd, his heart was moved. He knows that the ppl are in need and he does not send them away. Jesus takes wad human effort brings him (5 loaves and 2 fishes), blesses it and multiplies it. The result is superabundance! God is generously and surprisingly fulfills the needs of his ppl thru Christ!

Yet thr's more to the story. This narrative is a beautiful image of cooperation with Christ. Today, we look out and see a world wit many needs.

The sheer magnitude of society's challenges can easily lead us to doubt out ability to ever make a difference. Yet, when faith and love prompt us to act concretely, we open ourselves up to the possibility that even our small actions will be amplified by God's grace!

We are invited to present our human efforts- our loaves and fishes to Christ trusting deeply that God is indeed surprisingly generous.

So, my friends, when u nid to stand up for something that u think God would want you to, well, STAND UP for it. Because ur little actions and courage may just b wad the society needed in this corroding life.. U can make a difference because God will make that difference with you!