From the Pastor
Fr. Mike Comer shares his thoughts on Scripture, spirituality and the challenges of living the Gospel.
jesus will always feed us
Aug. 2, 2026
There are two accounts of the miracle of the loaves and fishes. The one that we hear today, the “Feeding of the 5,000” is the only miracle included in all four Gospels. The other version is only found in Matthew 15.
In today’s version, the Apostles recognize that they have a crisis on their hands. The crowd has been with them all day, and as evening approaches they recognize the need for food to provide for the crowd. They have only five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus tells them to distribute the food to the people, and somehow, miraculously, they are able to do so.
We have all gone through times that we could not imagine how we will get through. What do we do when we aren’t sure what to do?
In today’s version, the Apostles recognize that they have a crisis on their hands. The crowd has been with them all day, and as evening approaches they recognize the need for food to provide for the crowd. They have only five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus tells them to distribute the food to the people, and somehow, miraculously, they are able to do so.
We have all gone through times that we could not imagine how we will get through. What do we do when we aren’t sure what to do?
There is a quote that many saints have used that is informative here. “Work as if everything depends upon you and pray as if everything depends on God.” Trusting in God to provide does not give us an excuse to not do our part. Life will always be difficult. Life will always be too much for us. But that is okay. Because nothing is too much for God—even feeding 5,000 (not counting women and children) with two fish and five loaves of bread.
—Fr. Mike Comer
—Fr. Mike Comer
