2 Kings 4:42-44, Ephesians 4:1-6, John 6:1-15
When each of us learns to give even a little of what we have, we can create a community where abundance flows.
Our small contributions, when freely and generously shared, become significant in God’s hands.
As church leaders or as a people set apart by God through baptism, we are called to care for the well-being of others, especially those who share in our lives.
We learn from the first reading taking from the second book of Kings, “ _A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing Elisha, the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty barley loaves and fresh grain in the ear.’ ‘Give it to the people to eat’, Elisha said. But his servant replied, ‘How can I serve this to a hundred men?’ ‘Give it to the people to eat’ he insisted ‘for the Lord says this, “They will eat and have some left over.”’ He served them; they ate and had some left over, as the Lord had said_ .” 2 Kings 4:42-44
Moreover, when we know that we are custodian of God’s wealth, we simply use all we get to make life easy for others. Elisha did not take the first fruits to himself or use them to enrich himself. He rather shares them to the people. Having done that in the Lord’s command, they were multiplied and there were left over.
Moreover, in the Gospel of John 6:1-15, Jesus had compassion on the crowd that came to Him and sought to satisfy their physical hunger so they wouldn’t faint. With five loaves of bread and two fish, He fed the multitude, and there were leftovers.
Our success is not solely dependent on how much we have done, but on how much of God’s favour we enjoy.
Even if by our labours and calculated strategies, we gathered the whole world to ourselves, our ultimate satisfaction is the handiwork of God.
He is the only one who can satisfy our soul longing. The crowds that came to the Lord were not only fed with bread and fish, but also with the word of God which invokes true sense of satisfaction in them.
We must not underestimate our small efforts, as God can use them to achieve great things. May the Lord satisfy our hunger and help us remain aware of our responsibility to be a blessing to others.
