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In the midst of the wilderness Jesus provides his people with more abundant nourishment than they can handle. We know that the Lord’s gifts to us are abundant too. And we know that we owe him our thanks.
There is no life without death, there is no death without life. We call it the paschal or Passover mystery.
It is striking to me that in all Marian apparitions, the people Our Lady chooses to appear to are often children—simple and humble.
“You’re in my thoughts and prayers.” “I’ll be praying for you.” How many times have we heard people say those words or said them ourselves? We often say them as a way to bring comfort to someone in need when there is nothing else we can do to help or fix something.
The narratives from today’s Gospel teach us that Jesus took care of all kinds of people and that his interventions took place in all sorts of ways.
Power cannot, in itself, be bad. It simply needs to be realigned and redefined as something larger than domination or force.
How do we move beyond our busyness and listen to God’s voice?
The great philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich once wrote about the profound inner movement of “accepting your own acceptance.” God loves us as we are, not as we should be.
Family ties and religious obligations may affect one another, but they are not necessarily opposed. Saint Scholastica’s relationship with her brother Saint Benedict, is a good example.
Jesus’ primary mission was to his own people. Others were to benefit from the ministry of Jesus, but only later. Still today Jesus loves and takes care of those in need.
