Неделя восьмая по Пятидесятнице

(1 Cor. 1, 10–18; Matt. 14, 14–22) Before the miraculous feeding of five thousand people, the disciples of the Lord wanted the people to be released, but the Lord told them: “They don’t need to go, you give them something to eat” (Matthew 14:16, cf. Mark 6:37). Let’s memorize this word, and every time the enemy inspires us to refuse someone who asks, we will say on behalf of the Lord: “They don’t need to go, you give them something to eat” - and we will give what is at hand. The enemy discourages many people from wanting to do good, suggesting that the one asking may not be worth it to be given to him, but the Lord did not consider the dignity of those reclining: He treated everyone equally, but of course not everyone was equally devoted to Him; There were, perhaps, those who then shouted: “Crucify!” (Luke 23:21, Mark 15:13–14, John 19:6, 15). This is God’s general providence for us: “He commands His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust” (Matthew 5:45) If only the Lord would help us, even a little, to be “merciful, just as our heavenly Father is merciful!” (Luke 6:36). You might be interested in: