“Buy more and you will be satisfied” is a slogan that is so popular these days. Yet our hearts quietly whisper, “There must be more desired needs.”

Today’s readings answer that longing. Through Isaiah, God invites us: “Come to the water… come, without paying and without cost” (Isaiah 55:1). God’s greatest gifts, love, mercy, forgiveness, and eternal life, cannot be bought. They are freely given.

In the Gospel, Jesus feeds over five thousand with five loaves and two fish. The miracle begins not with abundance but with a child’s simple offering. God often starts with what seems small. A family that prays together for five minutes each evening, a forgiving word after an argument, or a meal shared with a lonely neighbour may seem insignificant, yet in Christ these become miracles of grace.

St. Paul then assures us that “nothing… will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39). Even when our baskets seem empty, God’s love is never exhausted.

The Eucharist is the continuation of that miracle. Jesus still takes what we offer, blesses it, breaks it, and gives Himself as the Bread of Life. Leave today trusting not in what you possess but in the One who possesses your heart. Those who come to Christ hungry never leave empty; they leave nourished, sent, and ready to feed a hungry world with His love.

Your Priest,

Father Charles Enyinnia