{"id":20788,"date":"2020-03-23T17:26:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T22:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/?p=20788"},"modified":"2020-03-26T18:34:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T23:34:14","slug":"god-of-love-and-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/god-of-love-and-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"God of Love and Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The gospel reading from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+8%3A1-8&amp;version=NRSVA\">Mark 8: 1-8<\/a> tells the story of the feeding of the four thousand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this account,\nJesus entered into the situation of the people who were following him. He saw\nand felt what they did and understood what would happen were they to go on\nwithout nourishment. He was prepared to respond to the needs of the people\naround him. Not only would he feed their souls, he was prepared to address\ntheir physical needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So too does Jesus\njourney with us in these times when we may feel worn out from the stress and\nstrain of dealing with the challenges of life right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hears our concerns,\nworries, and fears, and when we feel we can go no further \u2013 he provides the\nbreak and the nourishment that we need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus calls his disciples to not only be observers of life\u2019s challenges but to also respond to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He awoke in his\ndisciples the need to care for the whole person. We too like them may ask, \u201cBut where in this remote place can anyone\nget enough bread to feed them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where and how can we respond with all the restrictions?<br>Jesus asks, \u201cHow many loaves have you?\u201d<br>He reminds us \u2013 that we have bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have Jesus the bread of life. We have been feasting on the\nbody and blood of Christ. It is now time to share the living bread with others\nso that they too may be nourished to go on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God\u2019s love, gentleness, patience, peace, joy, goodness, and\nkindness have sustained our lives. It is time to share these resources with God\u2019s\nword of hope, to feed the hopeless and fearful around us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May we be moved with love and compassion to reach out to someone today and share God\u2019s grace. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Contributed by Rev. 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