SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST C

EAT ALL YOU CAN

One day, when I was still in Davao City, I happened to ate at a restaurant with “eat all you can” meal. When I enter the eatery, I followed what other customers were doing, since it was my first time. I realized that in this kind of banquet self-service is being observed. You will be the one to get your food. You can get everything:  viand, rice, desserts and drinks, as long as you can consume it. It was a very nice system, since; you will really feel that you are at home.

Greetings!

My dear friends, the grace of God are like “eat you can” meals. The grace of God is just around us just “eat all you can”. In our Gospel today Jesus feed 5000 men not including women and children meaning to say there are more than 5000 people. It does not only say like that since, there are 12 baskets left in the banquet. The remaining 12 baskets convey that there is lots of food available. This may mean that the graces that we have received everyday of our life are really abundant.

In life, we received lots of graces. The basic example for this is our life, the air we breathe every day, the food we take daily, friends who care for us, our families, and our neighbours are God’s given graces. These graces are just like “eat all you can” meal, unlimited and without any expense. Remember that these unlimited graces do not only feed our stomach but also to our soul.

Since, we have received these graces in our life without any expense; it is also fitting for us to give thanks to the giver. This is our only expression as a response to the giver of the gifts.

One way of giving thanks to the giver is to share these graces to other people. Share what you have received. Invite and let other people know that you have been enjoying the “eat all you can” graces of God.

But sometimes in our life, we feel that we have been forsaken. It seems that there are empty spaces that need to fill up. There are difficulties that need to settle. If you will feel this way just approach God and ask Him to take your meal “eat all you can” meaning to asks his graces. I am pretty sure that he will always give what you need. Our gospel reminds us today that God will always provide everything we need. Let us be conscious about it. Let us be aware of the things we have received from God. God provides us everything and it is also fitting to give him in return.

As we celebrate the feast of the body and blood of Christ, we are all reminded to share our bread and wine to other people. Paambit pod sa grasya nga imong nadawat.

Karon gihagit kita sa Ginoo: unsa man ang imong mahatag sa Dios isip balos sa iyang pagkamanggihatagon? Unsa man ang imong ikatampo alang sa kalambuan sa iyang katawhan?

Friendly reminder: graces are just everywhere, just “eat all you can”.