Moving Forward - 4 February 2025

TUESDAY, February 4, Cornelius the Centurion/Manche Masemola

Mark 8:5a He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” 

I love that Jesus doesn’t get annoyed, alarmed, or outwardly disappointed when the disciples don’t get it. That’s a relief because so often, I don’t get it either. It’s so much easier for me to see what’s impossible about a situation than it is for me to risk imagining what is possible.

I am grateful when, instead of cussing, fussing, or lecturing, Jesus simply asks, “What do you have available?” So often, it’s not about what we don’t have or can’t do; it’s about offering what we do have and what we can do. The blessing and breaking of the bread by Jesus is what moves us from what’s most likely to what is miraculous. When we choose to partner with Jesus, he leads us from the limitations of our experience to the wonder of God’s economy…the miracle of more than enough.

MOVING FORWARD: Reflect on how you might answer Jesus’s question: “What do you have available?”

PRAY for the Diocese of Long Island (The Episcopal Church)

Psalm 61, Psalm 62 * Psalm 68 | Isa. 52:1-12 | Gal. 4:12-20 | Mark 8:1-10

(Source: Forward Day by Day Movement)