Bread of compassion

Matthew 15:32-33

Feeding the Four Thousand

Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” The disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to feed so great a crowd?”

Lord, as if you could ever send anyone away hungry,

The crowds came out to hear you,

followed you wherever you were

Their minds were fed

with all they could take

and more

But you worried not just about their souls

but about their bodies.

You filled them Spiritually 

and wanted to ensure

that their physical needs

were also met.

And still you see

each one

as a whole person

body, mind and spirit

and long to care 

fully

and wholly

for all our needs today.