“Oh, no, who forgot
to bring the bread again”, they must have talked among themselves. “Who is
going to tell Jesus we have to skip lunch today”. It was word association,
Jesus mentioned leaven and the apostles immediately thought bread, or lack of
bread.
Their minds weren’t on the message Jesus was announcing, a
critical teaching moment for them to understand. A warning of the leaven representing
the spiritual sickness in the world. It was a caution then as well as it is for
us today.
But, for the apostles, they forgot the power of Jesus to
feed those in need, his authority to calm the storms. They failed to remember
the miracles that Jesus performed to make the blind see. They failed to understand that Jesus, who
makes all things good was with them.
The apostles, so much like us. How many teachable moments
have we missed, forgetting the power of Jesus in our lives? Times when we should leave our problems in
Jesus’ hands, trusting he knows the better answer? Realizing that he feeds us
and nourishes us and the everyday graces he provides and miracles he performs
in our lives through the power of prayer.
Look back to the past experiences in your lives, the times
when life seemed impossible, problems were eating us alive, but with that trust
in God’s power, he gave us the hope to survive. Times when we fought and won
the battles on temptations. God always, yes always is there when we call his
name.
Yes, we too can sometimes be blind to God’s message. We hear, but do not listen. But we must
always remember that when we believe, when we trust then God can bring us
through every situation in this life. What is good about life is that every day
is a teachable moment.
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