The multiplication of the loaves happens in our fields every year between sowing and harvest time.
Like the miracle of Jesus, this miracle too
is brought about by the power of God.
And just as Jesus needed the hands of the apostles
to distribute the bread to the people,
so God now needs human hands to make
this abundance available to the hungry.
In some countries today the problem is over-eating.
In other countries the problem is getting anything to eat at all. To-day we don’t need anyone to multiply the loaves for us. The food is there.
What is not always there is the will to share it.