Numbers 11:4-15; Psalm 81; Matthew 14: 13-21
The people are hungry, weeping, complaining, and Moses is weary of his “leadership.” Moses offers God an ultimatum. “If this is the way you are going to treat me, put me to death at once.” God responds through the psalm: “Oh if only you would listen to me…if only you would open your mouths I would feed you with the finest wheat and honey from the rock!” Jesus puts flesh on God’s desire to feed us. With meager supplies, Jesus feeds 5,000 men (not women and children).
Whom do you consider your leader(s)? How do you relate with them? How do they nourish you? How do you handle your complaints? How does God’s longing for us to open our ears and our mouths make you feel? Would you sit with open hands and open mouth for a while, asking God to feed you all that God wants to give? Try it.
Where are the five loaves and two fish to feed the starving of our world? Lord Jesus, come! Open our hearts generously to respond to all those who hunger for bread.