1 John 4:7-10 / Mark 6:34-44
For those of us who cook sporadically, or try to cook, preparing a meal can be challenging.
Cooking a meal for just ourselves would already take quite a bit of time.
Cooking a meal for others would really stress us out.
But for some people, cooking is like a duck taking to the water.
And they can cook for even a gathering of people, depending on their ability and other cooking factors.
Still, they would be able to churn out good tasting food.
And they do it with love and passion.
In the gospel, Jesus saw the large crowd, and He took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and He taught them at some length.
Then it was getting late and the people were hungry, and so Jesus asked if the disciples could get them something to eat.
It was like asking the disciples to cook for the crowd of five thousand with just five loaves and two fish.
Then Jesus worked a miracle, and it was a miracle of love.
Jesus showed His love for the people and He looked to God for His providence.
When we are faced with a challenging and difficult task, let us look at the people with love and let us turn to God for His blessings.
Nothing is impossible as long as there is love for the people.
So the next time if we are asked to cook for a number of people, let us look at them with love and God will work a wonder of love for them and also for us.