Pick up the Pieces

Pick up the Pieces

“Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and gave them out to all who were sitting ready; he then did the same with the fish, giving out as much as was wanted.  When they had eaten enough he said to the disciples, ‘Pick up the pieces left over, so that nothing get wasted.  So they picked them up, and filled 12 hampers with scraps left over from the meal of 5 barley loaves.”  (John 6:  11-14)

Christ feeding the 5000 with 5 barley loaves and a few fish tells us that our feeding can never be an impossible task for God.  Jesus himself taught us to ask Our Father everyday with confidence for our daily bread.  If we do what God requires of us, he has guaranteed to provide not only our daily bread but all our necessities. And what requires of us is to “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness ….Then ask and you shall receive.”  (Matthew 6: 33; 7:7)