DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
“Messiah’s Compassion” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was filled with Compassion for the large crowd, as they were like sheep without a shepherd. Ponder on, “When we are confused, hurting and depressed; do we beg Jesus for His Compassionate Love? He never fails to heal, guide and strengthen us, if our hearts are open to Him.”
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Mark 6:34-37a, 38, 41 & 44
As Jesus stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length. By now it was getting very late, and his disciples came up to him and said, ‘This is a lonely place and it is getting very late, so send them away, and they can go to the farms and villages round about, to buy themselves something to eat.’
He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ Then he asked, ‘How many loaves have you? Go and see.’ And when they had found out they said, ‘Five, and two fish.’ Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven and said the blessing; then he broke the loaves and began handing them to his disciples to distribute among the people. He also shared out the two fish among them all. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men.