He Knows What We Bring

 

Readings 041726

The truth about God is that He knows us.
Not the polished version we try to present—
but the real us.
The tired us.
The anxious us.
The hopeful us.
The us who only has “five loaves and two fish” to offer.

In the feeding of the five thousand, the miracle begins in such a human way.
A boy—probably dusty from running,
hands not exactly clean,
pulling out bread and fish he had tucked into the folds of his cloak.
People sitting on the grass,
waiting, hungry, unsure.
And Jesus takes what is small,
what seems useless—
“What good are these for so many?”—
and He blesses it.
He breaks it.
He multiplies it.
He wastes nothing.
Even the leftovers are gathered with care.

That is how God works with us.
He takes the little we have,
the little we are,
and He makes it enough.
More than enough.

And when something truly comes from God—
when grace is at work—
no one can destroy it.
As Gamaliel warned,
“You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

So today, offer Him your smallness.
Your loaves.
Your fish.
Your ordinary life.
He already knows you.
And in His hands,
what you bring becomes abundance.

Prayer 

Lord, 

You know the truth of who I am.
Take my small loaves, my little fish.
Bless what I bring, even when it feels too little.
Gather the pieces of my scattered heart.
Let nothing in me be wasted by Your grace.
Make my offering more than enough in Your hands.
Keep me walking in whatever truly comes from You.

Amen