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A prayer when you don't have enough by Betsy de Cruz read by Leah Martin.

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves then he gave them to

his disciples to distribute to the people he also divided the two fish among them

all mark 641 I never were He also divided the two fish among them all.

Mark 641.

I never worried about money until my kids went to college.

As we hunkered down to pay for their studies, unexpected extra expenses always cropped up and made my heart lurch. During our son's sophomore year,

we had a medical situation, a broken refrigerator, and a paycheck problem all in the same month.

I wondered if our bank account would stretch far enough. I'm sure you also have times when the

money in the bank seems too small for your whopping bills.

Or maybe you feel like you don't have enough time and strength for the job

or enough wisdom for the decision.

When resources are in short supply, we start to focus on our lack.

That's what the disciples were doing when Jesus asked them to

feed the 5,000 people. We only have five loaves, bread, and two fish, they said in Luke 913.

Jesus, however, took the little they had, lifted it to heaven, and gave thanks.

And he put what they had to use.

Man's scarcity turned to God's abundance as they broke the loaves to feed 5,000 people, and

later gathered 12 baskets of leftovers.

What resource are you lacking today?

Is your bank account shrinking your refrigerator empty or your closet looking sparse?

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