Jesus turned a small gift into an abundance that fed thousands. Brian Kemper, SJ, reflects on how are called to bring all our gifts to Jesus so they can be transformed and used by the Lord. Based on the readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
What do we bring to the table?
Hi, I’m Brian Kemper and this is my one minute reflection.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus and the Apostles are facing an impossible situation. 5,000 mouths to feed and no food in sight. But one of the Apostles, Andrew, finds a boy who only has five loaves and two fish. What good can this do for so many people?
Well, many of us know how the story ends: this small gift feeds everyone and there’s even plenty left over.
We can learn a lot from this little boy who gives his simple offering. This serves as a reminder that we are all called to give of ourselves fully to Jesus. No matter how small a gift we might think we have to offer… Jesus wants us to share it with him.
Jesus turned that small gift into enough food for thousands, imagine what he can do with us?
