![]() ![]() He made them stay – and with his limitedf resources of five loaves and two fish, all ate and were filled.īy the very act of Jesus, he is telling us that there are no hopeless situations. But Jesus thought otherwise… He was moved with compassion rather than discouraged by the burden. Seeing the burden of a crowd of 5,000, the disciples wanted the people to go away and buy food for themselves. But, if we truly love our Lord, we must stop finding reasons for not moving an extra mile for someone in need. It is usually not so much the greatness of our troubles but the littleness of our spirit which causes us to complain and do away with what is not convenient. So we file our burdens away from our mind. Normally, we want to get rid of people and work that burden us. Pag gusto, hahanap ng paraan pag ayaw, maraming dahilan. He who really wants to do something, finds a way he who doesn’t, finds an excuse. Get up and go outside and see.” The husband continued to gaze at the screen for a second, sighed, then said, “Oh Ma, why don’t we just call the dog in and see if he’s wet.” After a long silence, the wife said: “Honey, I think it’s raining. Like the disciples, we often choose the easy path because the hard way is inconvenient.Ī husband and his wife were sitting in front of the TV one evening, just whiling away the time before going to bed. Instead, they chose the easy way – to dismiss them and have them buy their own food. ![]() Obviously, the disciples were not willing to give the crowd the food they needed. William Shakespeare once said, “If there is a good will, there is a great way.” This saying is commonly known to us as “ Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”. Matthew 14:13-21, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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