Wednesday

Psalm 53
2 Kings 4:1-7
Luke 9:10-17
The Feeding of the Five Thousand never gets old, does it? Jesus is followed, because of his popularity, by folks, quite a few, to a place he thought would be private. They find him and seek not only to be fed by his wisdom and power but also they have left behind their lunch boxes.

The disciples want to get rid of them, Jesus puts the responsibility for feeding them on their shoulders. They are clueless, he blesses the little that is present and gives it to them to distribute and they wind up with leftovers. A miracle indeed.

This time around with this feeding I wonder what I see in my life as limited and not enough and wonder how many times I’ve asked the same question of God; “I don’t have what’s necessary, what do you want me to do?” Time and time again God takes what I have and turns it into enough and then some.

It’s an issue of trusting that God will provide and getting out of my own way so God can do so. What do you see as insufficient in your life? What do you need to give to God and let God handle? God stands ready when you are.