Tuesday February 18, 2024

Mark 8:14-21

The disciples had forgotten to take any food and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Then he gave them this warning, ‘Keep your eyes open; be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.’ And they said to one another, ‘It is because we have no bread

Oh he must have been in a terrible mood and this was the last straw. It felt like he was leading a bunch of children.

You should be a fly in our car when we are about to leave for a vacation or when we are heading anywhere. Whenever Mary Ann says let’s go, Grayson and I go to the car and we are waiting on her. She gets in sometimes in a mood and it starts. Did anyone let the dog out? Did you all switch off the lights? Did anyone grab the pool bag? Did you do this and that? There is a whole lot that has to be done before “let’s go people.”

The disciples had one job and it felt like Jesus had to do everything. How can you be better prepared for the journey of faith. Now I know this is a misreading of this passage but I had to be creative. The real teaching is below.

Yes they forgot about the bread but they had the one bread of life in the boat, Jesus. With him in the boat, there hungers will be filled just like he fed the five thousand. It would be nice though if he did not have to do everything for them.

Love you

Fr Chibundi

I am still mad we did not get to have our 16 anniversary