Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7, 17-24 / Matthew 10:1-7
In life, we want to have our needs fulfilled and live a comfortable life.
That is what we strive for and that is also what gives us motivation and purpose.
But when we have all our needs fulfilled and we are comfortable, we may lose that “hunger” in life.
Because we will tend to sit back and relax and want to enjoy life more and more.
This can also affect our faith as we begin to rely less and less on God and need Him less and less.
As long as people have their needs fulfilled and are comfortable, they may not depend and rely on God that much.
But when a situation arises that makes us vulnerable, then we will wake up and turn back to God.
In the 1st reading, the sons of Israel went to Egypt to buy grain as there was a severe famine.
If not for the famine and the need to buy food, they may not have to go to Egypt and eventually came face to face with their brother Joseph.
They did not know it, but God used the famine to bring about a meeting with the brothers.
Whenever we face challenges and difficulties, let us know that those are moments that make us wake up to our need for God.
May we hunger and thirst for God, and may we always turn to Him in our struggles and troubles and experience His saving help.