Little to Give, Greatly to be Used, Matthew 14:13-21

Fr. Jeremiah Caughran Little to Give, Greatly to be Used, Matthew 14.13-21

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After Jesus has spent all day healing and teaching a multitude, the disciples point out that they people should be sent away to find food. But Jesus tells them to feed the crowds. The disciples only have 5 loaves and 2 fish. What will happen? Jesus takes their little and makes it a great amount to bless and satisfy the hungry crowds!

In our lives, the little that we have from ourselves can be taken by Jesus and be made a blessing for many others beyond what we think can happen.

Image: Christ Feeding the Multitude, from Treasures of the Bible by Henry Davenport Northrop, pg 404, published in 1894. Public Domain. (cropped from original page, scanned by Google) Book found here: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Treasures_of_the_Bible/9qDEBKKqj68C

Jesus Amidst the Chaos, Matthew 14:22-33

As the disciples are caught in the wind and the crashing waves of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus comes to them. What does Jesus reveal as he lets them know it is him? Why does Peter suddenly want to come out upon these crashing waves? Why does he begin to sink? Father Jeremiah explains today that in the chaos, Jesus is able to give us grace to come to him and to respond to us in our deepest needs.

image: Peter Walking on Water Icon, picture taken by Ted, license: CC BY-SA 2.0 (no changes made). Location: https://www.flickr.com/photos/frted/10545665155

Fulfilling the Past to Bring the Future, Matthew 14:13-21

Fr. Jeremiah Caughran Fulfilling the Past to Bring the Future, Matthew 14.13-21

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Jesus’ feeding of the 5000 is more than a mere event in the his ministry. Jesus is fulfilling many events of God feeding his people and caring for them from the Old Testament. With that we discover that there is a greater fulfillment to this feeding to be found at the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry.

Image: Jesus Feeding the Multitude, Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons