The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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."

Sometimes when we are faced with a daunting task, whether it's spiritual or not, we can be tempted to run away from it or try to push it off onto someone else. However, this is not what we should do when we are faced with people in need. Instead, we should take whatever resources we have on hand and do our best with them. This requires a great deal of trust in God and ourselves, but with God all things are possible. Might we fail? Yes, but at least we will have tried our best. This is what God wants from us, a willingness to do His Will no matter what obstacles stand in our way. He does not want us to turn our backs on others because we feel we have nothing to offer. We always have something to offer: ourselves, our lives, and our love.

Are we willing to risk failure in order to serve God and His children? How do we respond to those in need? Are we willing to place our faith in God, hand over everything we have, and trust that He will multiply our acts of charity and mercy to feed the hearts, minds, spirits and bodies of those around us?

O Lord, let us never turn away from those in need and always give of ourselves.

Amen.