Gospel: Mark 6:34-44
When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his
heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a
shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. By now it was already late
and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is
already very late. Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms
and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” He said to them in reply,
“Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two
hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?” He asked them,
“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they
said, “Five loaves and two fish.” So he gave orders to have them sit down in
groups on the green grass. The people took their places in rows by hundreds and
by fifties. Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to
heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples
to set before the people; he also divided the two fish among them all. They all
ate and were satisfied. And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of
fragments and what was left of the fish. Those who ate of the loaves were five
thousand men.
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Reflection:
A woman was generous to a fault. She
would always give whatever she has and she would do it without expecting
something back. As she observed it, the more that she was generous the more blessings
she would receive. She therefore decided to increase some more her generosity.
Generosity always pays, the more that
we are generous the more that God will bless us. Just try to be generous and
you’ll see that blessings will be plowed back to you a hundred-fold.
Oftentimes we don’t dare to give
because we are afraid that there will be nothing left for us to keep. But why
not try to be generous and see for yourself the wonderful blessing that will be
brought back to you? The blessing of good health, the blessing of a wonderful
family, the blessings of peace of mind and a lot more blessing that is anchored
on our being generous.
If Jesus was not generous or if Jesus
was not moved with pity for those who were following Him. He would have not
been able to feed the vast crowd (More than five thousand) and there would have
not been twelve wicker baskets full of fragments.
Do you live generosity? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas