Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Co-creating with God
An excerpt from Luke 9:10-17 (NRSV)
You give them something to eat.
Reflection from Ed Petit,
St. Simon’s Episcopal Church:
When scripture invites us to walk by faith and not by sight, can we do so with full anticipation that God is at work?In this passage Jesus’ followers were limited by reason within the constraints of what they saw. Jesus was in the flow of Kingdom of God living, transformative healing, and prayer. Right before their seeing eyes Christ transformed scarcity into overflowing abundance. Can you imagine the disciples settling the crowds into groups of fifty as instructed by Jesus while still picturing in their minds five loaves and two fish? How long did it take to settle perhaps one hundred such groups without a microphone system? If I were among them, I’d be saying, “This doesn’t make sense! I don’t get it.” Yet, this is Jesus, teaching in action the Kingdom of God, embracing the mystery of overflowing abundance beyond the limits of what is seen and of scarcity, fear, and a profound sense of not enough. May we co-create with the living Christ with a spirit of anticipation. “… give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38 ESV) Kingdom of God living. Co-creating with God. Impossible task, instruction (which never makes logical sense), invitation, obedience, faith, action, miracle, mystery.
Stained glass window in St Simon’s Episcopal Church
For further study and prayer, the readings assigned for today are:
Psalm 53; 2 Kings 4:1-7; Luke 9:10-17
MUSIC
“Panis Angelicus”
by César Franck, sung by Viki Rill
Translation: May the bread of angels become bread for mankind.