From today’s Scripture: “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?”—Jn 6:9

The story of the Multiplication of the Loaves appears in each of the four gospels while the dialogue is slightly different. In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus asks, “How many loaves do you have?” In Matthew and Luke, the disciples tell Jesus, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have.”

In today’s passage from John, it is the disciple Andrew who tells Jesus that they only have five loaves and two fish. I often feel like Andrew. I want to say, I have so little, what value can my part be? Alone my gift is insignificant, but with Jesus’ help it is over abundant. What I have received without cost I am called to share without cost. What do I have to offer this day? Although it may seem so small and miniscule to me, my loaves are what I have to share. How can I share my loaves in the places where it is most needed, especially in the mission regions of the United States?

Let us pray: Loving God, you fed the 5,000 with only a few loaves. Help me to recognize the gifts you have given me, so that with your help I may share them with the people I meet who are most in need this day.

Today’s author is Brother David Henley, who serves as Glenmary’s Associate Director of Vocations and is a missioner in Martin County, North Carolina.

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