+(Intro) Our first reading this morning will tell us about a person of discernment, Gamaliel, a Pharisee in the Sanhedrin, a teacher of the law. Our time of Visitation is all about discernment, so let take a moment to acknowledge times of sin, our failures to be attentive.
(After the gospel) Jesus testing Philip in our gospel is a reminder of how we are all being tested at times. Philip’s testing was not an easy one since Jesus asks him to come up with enough food to give a little at least to as many as 5,000.
Then we were told of how his disciples took the five barley loaves and two fish and after Jesus blessed them, fed them all, giving them as much bread and fish as they wanted. Jesus is constantly taking our few means, our limited talents or grasp of the spiritual world, and using them to nourish the whole of our lives. So much of our time, so much of this Visitation is about is allowing Jesus to do this day after day.
Isn’t our Eucharist conveying the same message? A little bread, thin wafers and a little wine, after being blessed, become the very Body and Blood of Christ for the transformation of each of our lives and for the life of theworld.
Acts 5:34-42; John 6:1-15