Saturday, February 11, 2012

"Can one feed these with bread here in the desert?"

Mark 8:1-10

In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him, and said to them, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come a long way." And his disciples answered him, "How can one feed these men with bread here in the desert?" And he asked them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven." And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before them. And they ate, and were satisfied; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. And there were about four thousand people.And he sent them away; and immediately he got into the boat with his disciples, and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

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Segurado si Jesus na tamaggutom na an tanan mga tawo na nagsunod-sunod Dija nan tres dias.

Kon huna-hunaon nato, dili kon lalim magpakaon nan cuatro mil katawo, lajo pa sa mga tindahan nan pagkaon.

Pero napakaon ni Jesus an tanan pinaagi nan siete ka-book na pan sanan pipila ka gag’may na mga isda, may mga sobra pa – kay gam’hanan man Sija.

Sa pagsugo pa ni Jesus sa mga disipulo na maghanap nan makaon para sa mga tawo, tagpakita na Nija an Ija paghigugma dila sa Ija paglaong na inbati Nija an kaluoy o compassion sa mga tawo kay tamaggutom sila.

An pinaka-importante na punto dinhi na arang gajud ka duro, dili mahurot, an pagkaon ni God na ibajang permi Nija dato – an Eucharist o an Lord’s Supper, kay kon dawaton nato si Jesus pinaagi sa Eukaristiya, nakiisa kita Dija na amo’y sinug’dan nan ato pagdawat sanan pagproklama na Sija an ato Lord.

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"Lord Jesus, you alone can satisfy the hunger in our lives. Fill me with greatful joy and eager longing for the true heavenly bread which gives health, strength, and wholeness to body and soul alike.”.

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