Sunday, July 22, 2001
Sunday, July 22, 2001
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something
to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.
A common table blessing in Jesus' time, and the one He probably used before feeding the people,
was, "Blessed art Thou, O Lord, our God, who causes to come forth bread from the earth." The
five loaves of bread the boy brought were made of barley. This was the cheapest, most common
kind of bread in the region. It was the bread of the poor. This miracle parallels Jesus' first
recorded miracle, turning water into wine. Jesus took a very common element, water, and turned
it into the very finest wine. Jesus took the five simple barley loaves and fed thousands. Jesus
doesn't simply supply our needs, the Gospel of John implies; He supplies them abundantly. If you
will let him, Jesus will provide all your physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
(Matthew 25:35
NRSV)
Jesus taught us to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread," and he assures us that when we pray
for the necessities of life, our prayers will always be answered. God's will for life has always
been
that our basic needs would be met. That is why God placed us in such a bountiful world where
there is enough for everyone's need, though perhaps not for everyone's greed.
Loving God, please help those who are hungry, as I do my part to help. Amen.
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