We commemorated the body and blood of Christ today. The Gospel of the day is wherein Jesus multiplies the fish and loaves of bread for the people to eat. Most often this 'miracle' is reduced to the material bread and fish that all got to eat free that day for lunch. Or it is theologically interpreted as the body of Christ himself shared with others. However, the real miracle of the multiplication of bread and fish could be one of sharing! That people who had were willing to share with those who did not have. What if, that what I have is in no way going to suffice for the multitude before me? No problem it will atleast satisfy the hunger of one or two more besides myself. If all of us were to think in those terms, everyone, yes everyone in the world would have his/her meal everyday. Jesus teaches us to share, to give the little that we have, the rest is his lookout. On our behalf he asks us to think beyond ourselves, to be generous, to be willing, to share what we have with others not so fortunate.
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