Psalm86│Isaiah 48.12-22│1 Thessalonians 4.1-12│Matthew 15.29-39
Psaumes 86 | Esaïe 48.12-22 | 1 Thessaloniciens 4.1-12| Matthieu 15.29-39
Feeding the hungry
Just like his healing miracles, Jesus’ feeding of
the crowd shows his compassion for people in need. But even more than that, it
demonstrates how the kingdom of God is present in the act of providing and
sharing food. As the disciples responded to Jesus’ prompting to share the
little food they had, they found that their act of giving was blessed so that
thousands were satisfied. And there were leftovers to enable them to feed the
next crowd! Through the work of the Community Kitchen this year we have been
able to experience this blessing. By using our church resource (the kitchen) to
provide for people in need, we have been privileged to take part in the kingdom
ministry of Jesus. Just as Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes, so he has
multiplied our volunteers, the contents of our pantry and our funds. The people
we feed have profound and complex needs, which continue after each meal. But at
the moment of preparing and sharing food to satisfy someone’s basic need for
nourishment, Jesus is present. We look forward to opportunities to experience
this blessing as we prepare food for distribution to people in need over what
we expect to be a particularly hard Christmas period.
Gayl Russell
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