tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post7573459130285346903..comments2023-05-26T10:59:51.133-05:00Comments on Roman Catholic Cop: Loaves into Fishes--17th Sunday in Ordinary TimeJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00240082655213917664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-51836119648661708982009-07-25T05:15:26.333-05:002009-07-25T05:15:26.333-05:00Great story, Elizebeth. I think it can all go bac...Great story, Elizebeth. I think it can all go back to trusting in God because He will provide. I expect many people have stories that are similar to that, even if they don't realize it--where they are short on money but somehow it ends up being there, not enough food to feed all but everyone gets food.<br /><br />Thank you for your insight.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240082655213917664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-58155148271633860262009-07-24T19:57:21.821-05:002009-07-24T19:57:21.821-05:00Your are right -- those loaves and fishes are for ...Your are right -- those loaves and fishes are for real? How do I know? Because it has happened to me on several occasions. I expect it to happen now. And I am very much talking about today's loaves and fishes. I will give you one striking example, but I could fill a book with examples from life and the life of friends. My husband and I unexpectedly came up $11,000 short on IRS taxes from some time we spent working in the Middle East (had not expected to have to pay taxes), and the IRS refused anything except a 6-week extension. Because my job requires a good financial history, I could have lost my job if I had run into IRS trouble. I put it in God's hands. In a few days, I received a note from an old employer saying that I had to either transfer an old retirement account or take out the money. I took out the money: $3500. Then, I remembered another old account from another employer that I had forgotten because it had lost so much money that it was really low, somewhere around $3000-$4000, but I figured what was there would help, then I might be able to borrow the remainder from friends. But God took care of that, too. I called the fund, was told that I could get the money, that it would take a couple of weeks, and that the current balance was $4K but that the amount sent would depend on how Wall Street did that day, i.e. I would get the 5:00 close-out amount. The day before the money was due to the IRS, a check arrived for almost $8K. Apparently, some of the tech stocks soared that day. I had enough to pay the IRS, the tax accountant who had gotten us the extension, and the overnight mailing fee, and as with the loaves and fishes, there were some pieces left over: $400. I gave that back to God via a retreat center.<br /><br />Loaves and fishes for real? You bet I believe they were for real!Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-55409738005299979322009-07-24T15:21:47.976-05:002009-07-24T15:21:47.976-05:00Great post! I really enjoy your wisdom and wit.Great post! I really enjoy your wisdom and wit.Tim Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724223743760411609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-58548942755496657072009-07-24T08:58:30.302-05:002009-07-24T08:58:30.302-05:00It just occurred to me...
Not only does Jesus fee...It just occurred to me...<br /><br />Not only does Jesus feed us with His Body and Blood through the Eucharist, but, if we allow it, He will multiply his Life within us.<br /><br />My prayer before each Eucharist is a twist on the "Jesus prayer":<br /><br />Lord Jesus, Son of God:<br />Empty me of all darkness,<br />And fill me with your Life and Light and Love.<br /><br />Perhaps I should add this:<br /><br />And daily increase it within me.NCSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617227847364562989noreply@blogger.com