First Wednesday of Advent
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– You can follow the suggestions in the daily ‘Reflection’.
– You can listen to the music
Today’s Scripture
Matthew 15:29-37 (WEB)
Jesus departed from there and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up on the mountain and sat there. Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them, so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”
The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
Reflection
Imagine sitting on the grassy mountainside among the hungry crowd, feeling your own physical and spiritual exhaustion. Jesus refuses to send you away empty; He takes the meager offerings of your day and multiplies them until there is an abundance. Bring Him your emptiness today, and watch how He gently transforms your scarcity into enough.
Grace to Ask For: Deep trust in God’s abundant providence.
Examen: When did I feel a sense of spiritual hunger today, and how did I try to fill it?
Today’s Music
Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence – Sarah Kroger