Seventh Sunday after Trinity, July 23rd, 2023

 Seventh Sunday after Trinity, July 23rd, 2023

We have all heard about the famous "feeding of the multitude" or the "multiplication of the loaves and fishes."  In the beginning of the Eighth Chapter of St. Mark's Gospel, we hear of the feeding of the four thousand.   We all know what happened in regards to what Our Lord did and what He did to perform this miracle:  He multiplied the few loaves and fishes they had in order to feed the thousands gathered to hear Our Lord.  But I don't want to focus on the miracle right now.  I would prefer to focus on why Our Lord performed the miracle.  I want to focus on the reason He chose to do what He did.  In the second verse of this chapter, we hear the following:  "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:" (St. Mark 8:2)  Our Lord took notice of the crowd.  He saw their faces.  He took notice that they had been with Him for three days.  And because of all these things and more, He had compassion on them.  In speaking to the multitude, He looked after their spiritual needs but in feeding them the loaves and fishes He looked after their physical needs.  Our Lord cares about His children.  Our Lord has compassion on His children because He loves us.  He shows His care on a daily basis.  How often do we show our care for Our Heavenly Father?  How often do we, as His children, return the love shown to us by Our Father?  Do we take time to spend time with God and if we do, how often?  On a daily basis?  Once a week?  Once a year?  Or perhaps we only go to God when we need something.  Maybe we only go to God it seems that we are out of all our other options.  We show care and concern for the things we care for.  If we spent a lot of money on a car we work to keep it looking nice.  If we have a collection of things, we take care of it, don't we?  We care for and look after the things we love.  So the question remains:  what do we do in regard to our relationship with God?  Do we spend time with Him or do we ignore Him?  Do we listen to Him or are we too busy listening to the world?  God  cares for us.  He loves us.  He wants the best for us.  The question is do we care for God?  If you do, how do you show that love?  Only you can answer that question.

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.