08/01/2022

Jesus told them to sit on the green grass and the disciples would feed them. It must be late winter or early spring as the grass is green and not parched as is the usual condition on the shores of Lake Galilee. Jesus is recorded as pitying the people for they were without a shepherd and his first thought is to teach them with the spiritual food they need.

He teaches us to pray in the same way; first we must honour the Father and know that he is in heaven. Jesus' teaching is solely concerned with the Kingdom of Heaven, the reality of God must be first in our minds and then we ask for food to sustain our bodies.

John's letter is concerned with God and we are to know that God is Love. A reality that is seen in the nature of Jesus the Son who is The Father in the Love of the Holy Spirit. The Love that is poured out on Calvary sustains our souls as the bread and fishes fed the five thousand. We are God's children and have to live as such in this world until we see God as he really is and his Eternity becomes our all in all.

Dear Lord keep me from the desire to sin and let my family come to know you as you really are to be found only in the Scriptures and in the "True" teaching of the Church. Let me avoid the evil of false prophets and pastors. May your Mother and all the saints support all of us in this world so that we may always acknowledge your love for us.