ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS - Comments From the Chair 2 December 2020

#Hope #Isaiah250610 #Matthew152937 #MiracleOfTheLoavesAndFish #TrialsInLife #HeavyBurdens TOPIC: AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS PANDEMIC, DO YOU STILL HAVE HOPE IN YOUR HEART? Today’s first reading (Isaiah 25:6-10) shows the Lord holding a banquet on His holy mountain. The banquet is the Lord’s way to reward those who trust Him to bring them out of their tribulations. In the gospel reading (Matthew 15:29-37), people came in droves to be healed. Jesus performs his miracle of multiplying the seven loaves and a few fish to feed the multitude. Seven is a perfect number to symbolize the Lord’s will of perfection for anyone who trusts Him. This is the 239th installment of our CFC quarantine contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on   / cfchrist   and Bong Arjonillo’s Facebook page]