"They all ate and were satisfied"

There are some, who rather than accepting The "Miracle" of the Loaves and Fishes, insist that the story is really about personal greed, that there was always enough food, and that Jesus does no more that prick thier conscience, in order to open up thier hearts to be generous with one another.

This erroneous and dangerous teaching, reduces Christianity to nothing more than an Activist Church, founded exclusively on a Social Construct, rather that a Belief in A Loving and Affectionate Father, Who Provides for His Children, not just Material "Things," but, more Importantly, Supernatural Sustinence as well.

Our Lord, by working this Miracle, shows that Divine Providence is Continuously at work all around us, and that there is a Deeper meaning behind everything. Here, He prefigures The Holy Eucharist, where He will give infinitely More than just a "Meal," but rather He will Give of His Very Self.

There is always the danger of turning the Spiritual into the Mundane, by focusing on "Mission" and "Apostolate" over Personal Sanctification. Such a form of "Activism" has been Condemned by the Church, for such activity, rather than have the Foundation of True Holiness, makes of The Christian, nothing more than a "Social Worker."

We Must Be More, Much More, for if our Apostolic and Charitable endeavors are to bear Fruit and Give Glory to God, they Have to be "Grace Filled." Therefore, there is an Absolute Need that Everything that one does, be founded First and Foremost upon a Profound Spiritual Union with God. And once that "Divine Intimacy" has been Established within The Heart, All Will Work for The Good.

We must understand that although Good, Charitable, and Apostolic Works, may seem in themselves to be the actions of a "Saint," Without The Sustinence of an Interior Life of Prayer and Pennance, thier external acts of Piety may be nothing more than a beating drum.

Therefore, it is Imperative that We Who Glory in The Title of "Christian," must move Beyond just "Being" Externally a Follower of Christ, and Actually BECOME His Very Presence upon this Earth by Entering INTO The Sacred Mysteries of His Life, Passion, Death and Resurrection Through The Worthy Reception of The Sacraments as well as seeking always to foster a Vibrant and Active life of Prayer.

My Beloved Lord Jesus, Grant me The Grace to enter so deeply Into The Sacred Mysteries of my Faith, that all I do will be an EFFECT of my Love for Thee, and that the world may never see me, but Rather, Only Thy Goodness, Thy Patience, Thy Courage, The Mercy, and Thy Love.

God Bless You