DAILY HOMILIES #magi

Those who told John the Baptist that Jesus was now baptising hoped it would make John sad or spark some form of competition, but to their amazement, John was pleased to hear it. Whatever you do for your church, financially or physically, should never be about competition. It should never be to promote your name or your business; it should only be about increasing God’s kingdom.

It was out of love that Jesus opted to feed the multitude. Again, by asking them to sit down in small groups, Jesus taught us the power of small groups as places where we find love. After blessing the bread and fish, Jesus taught another powerful lesson on love by asking them to share. To love is to share; when we share what we have, it multiplies. As the crowd shared the pieces of the five loaves and two fish with love, it multiplied until all ate and were satisfied.

Listen to what he said in today’s Gospel passage: “No one can receive anything except what is given him from heaven.” (John 3:27). How often do we remember this? How often do we ministers of God remember that we must decrease and allow God to increase in the hearts of our flock?