Chief Miracle Workers

by Fr. Jess Ty  |  08/02/2020  |  Weekly Reflection

Dear Family of God,

In the bible, we hear about a man took a little food and multiplied it in order to feed many.

This happened in 2 Kings 4 and his name was Elisha. That’s right. Elisha.

He was known as one of the chief miracle workers of the Old Testament. He was rightfully held in tremendous esteem by all Jewish people.

He took twenty loaves and through the power of God, he feeds 100 people. Talk about miraculous!

Then, Jesus comes along and in the only miracle that is recorded in all four Gospels (including the Gospel to be read this Sunday), he takes a fourth as many loaves and feeds fifty times more men. (Additionally, he feeds all the women and children present, so the total number could’ve easily doubled that.) And he doesn’t do it through someone else’s power. He IS God. It is HIS power.

So the question then becomes: do we believe in God? Do we believe he can control the elements he created? Do we believe he is still willing to make miracles happen today? Do we believe he wants to hear and meet our needs? Because he is ready, willing, and able.

Yours in Christ and Mary Immaculate,

Fr. Jess Ty