WITNESS THE MIRACLES OF GOD


(Jn 6:1-15)

 

The disciples faced an almost impossible problem when Jesus asked Philip: ‘Where shall we buy bread, that these people may eat?’ (Jn 6:5). There were five thousand people, and they must have needed a lot of bread. ‘Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for these people, even if each of them had a small piece.’ (Jn 6:7). Two hundred denarii! Imagine, a day's labour at that time was one denarius (cf. Mt 20:9). They did not have that much money.

Amidst the confusion, Andrew offered a ‘strange solution’ that even he himself doubted. ‘Here is a child who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what does that tell us about this crowd?’ (Jn 6:9).

Still, Jesus heard their discussion, ‘agreed’ on what they could provide, and then made them witness a miracle: ‘Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were sitting there; and he also made with the fish as many as they wanted.’ (Jn 6:9).

Jesus taught the disciples, and us, how to see and experience the miracles of the LORD. The disciples were invited to be truly involved in ‘impossible’ and ‘disturbing’ situations to be as involved as possible in resolving them. They are not just ‘watching the LORD work’, but must be brave enough to ‘get hungry’, ‘look with caring eyes like the LORD’, and ‘move to solve the problem’.

To be able to see the LORD's miracles, we can learn from the disciples. The marvellous works of the LORD can only be seen by those who truly love their calling in life.  Truly love their calling in life, means:

1)      dare to be invited by the LORD to ‘go hungry’. How many times have we listened and been present in the problems of our loved ones, or our people? Being present and listening, meaning, without judging, without accusing, but joining the ‘hunger’ of those who come to us because they are ‘flocking to seek the LORD’.

2)      Dare to see with ‘caring eyes of the LORD’, and do what we can. Caring is the key to seeing the LORD. Only caring people can truly pray, because they will surely have cried and will act as quickly as possible and as much as they can.

So, what we can do at that time, do it, even if it is small and simple. That act of care may only be the size of ‘five barley loaves and two fish’, but in it, we bring a willingness to ‘share in the hunger’, then pray together for the LORD's help. Next, what we see is ‘the work of the LORD’. The LORD went ahead and made everything a miracle.

When your small works are in the perfection of the LORD's blessings for others, that's when you see His miracles.

 

Lublin - Poland, 28 July 2024

Fr. Valerian Karitas, Pr


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