How many loaves do you have? Go and see.

Gospel Thoughts

*Christmas Season : C Cycle*

*Tuesday After Epiphany*

*GOSPEL -  Mk 6:34*

*FIRST READING - 1 Jn 4:7-10*

*How many loaves do you have? Go and see.*

*1) Do I think that my life is a deserted place?*

When people needed something to eat and drink, the disciples said, *This is a deserted place*

Deserted place is a situation, where no one goes and no one gets any benefit from such a place 

No one likes the deserted place and no one likes to remain in deserted place 

Is my life a deserted place when it comes to help some one? 

*2) Do I feel that it is already very late to help someone?*

The disciples felt that it is already very late to help the followers of Christ

It is said *It's never too late for a new beginning in your life*

So there is no situation in life to feel that it is too late to begin something which is very useful for the self and for the other.

*3) The need for the Search*

When the disciples said that the place where they are is a deserted place and it is already very late to provide something for the followers of Christ, Jesus said them to *search* for the things what they have in themselves

As a result they began a search in and around them in a deserted place and in a situation where it is already very late to help

To their surprise as a result of their search they found *Five loaves and two fish.*

This clearly shows that even in a deserted place and in a situation where it is very late to help, there will be something, which can motivate us to reach out someone.

*4) Jesus says "Go and see". Now where to Go?*

Going and seeing in this episode becomes a twisting point of the entire situation. 

Because they went and searched, they found out something, and that something became very important thing in the hands of Jesus 

Today I need to *go and see* within my life. If I feel that my life is a deserted place and if I think it is very late to help someone, go back to your life and search, whether what I feel is right or wrong 

The search will always help us to find new alternatives which will show us that our life is not a deserted place and it is never very late to help someone  

*5) Five loaves and two fish in the Hands of Jesus*

The disciples gave whatever they found out after their search. 

They gave Five  loaves and two fish and Jesus worked miracle out of it. 

The moment I hand over whatever I find from my life, Jesus works miracles on it 

So we need to search in our life to find out the five loaves and two fish, in order to witness miracles in our life

*Am I ready to search at least to find out five loaves and two fish in my life???*

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*