Gospel: Mark 8:14-21
The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf
with them in the boat. Jesus enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the
leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. They concluded among
themselves that it was because they had no bread. When he became aware of this
he said to them, “Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread? Do
you not yet understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have
eyes and not see, ears and not hear? And do you not remember, when I broke the
five loaves for the five thousand, how many wicker baskets full of fragments
you picked up? They answered him, “Twelve.” “When I broke the seven loaves for
the four thousand, how many full baskets of fragments did you pick up?” They
answered him, “Seven.” He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
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Reflection:
What do you do when you go through your life’s trials? Do you fully trust
the Lord to make things better for you? Do you say, Lord I give to you all my
worries and I trust the you will take care of it and you will give me
help.
If your mindset is to surrender everything to the Lord, it then speak
volumes of you enormous faith in Jesus. Come what may you will trust Jesus more
than trust yourself and anybody else. Is your faith in Jesus as strong as this
that you trust Jesus more than anybody else?
In our gospel, when the disciples together with Jesus were already in the
boat they found out that they had only one bread. And they were naturally
worried, for how could this one bread fill all of their hungry stomachs?
In the midst of their worries Jesus reminded them about His miracle of
the loaves where He feed the thousands. As if Jesus was telling them: Why are
you worried that you will not be able to eat when I am with you!
The disciples failed their test of faith; they doubted if Jesus would be
able to help them. Did they doubt or they momentarily forgot that Jesus was
with them in that boat?
We all face our own set of test of faith. Perhaps many of us also fail
this test of faith and we doubt if we would be able to achieve what we want in
life. Or for the reason of our many worries we simply forget that we have a
powerful friend and God in Jesus.
Let us doubt no more let us fully trust Jesus for He will never fail us.
– Marino J. Dasmarinas
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