Isaiah 55: 1-3
Psalm 145: 8-9, 15-18
Romans 8: 35, 37-39
Matthew 14:13-21
The descriptions of abundance portrayed in both the first reading and the Gospel reveal something very important about God: infinite generosity. Let's not confuse this with the 'prosperity Gospel' that is so popular these days- God doesn't promise or cause material wealth. (Wealth not being bad in itself, and can be used for very good results (think of the women mentioned as helping to finance Jesus' ministry, for example.) Instead, we turn to the refrain of the psalm to help us re-focus on the essentials: "The hand of the Lord feeds us, he answers all our needs",
All we have, all we are, comes from God. In taking that step to share of ourselves, we open the way for God to do even more wonderful things in our lives, and in the lives of those we reach out to. Remembering that we are the caretakers, the stewards rather than masters or owners of our talents and possessions, is an important step along the path of discipleship.
The topic for the Catechumenate today is Eucharist.
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