Luke 9:11b-175-31-13

By: John Abdelmalek

Sunday Gospel

1. Have you ever been in a tough situation? If so how did you feel?

2. How do you solve your tough problems?

Reflection Questions Part 1

Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured. As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, "Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.“ He said to them, "Give them some food yourselves.“ They replied, "Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people.“ Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty.“ They did so and made them all sit down. Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets.

Luke 9:11b-17

In this gospel Jesus is preaching to the multitude and after a while it gets late and the people don’t have food. So the disciples want to send them back to a near city. The disciples wanting to do this shows their compassion and care for the people. But Jesus asks them if they have any food and they tell him they have five loaves and two fish. So Jesus gives thanks to God before he touches the food. This sets us a great example showing us that we should always give thanks and say grace before we touch food because the food is a gift from God. Then the food multiplies and the multitude is filled.

Summary

How would you feel if you were with Jesus at that time and you saw him multiply the food? Explain.

If you were a disciple would you send the people back or not? Explain.

Reflection Questions