A Gracious
Plenty
... A large crowd kept
following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus
went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover,
the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd
coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these
people to eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going
to do. Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for
each of them to get a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s
brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two
fish. But what are they among so many people?” Jesus said, “Make the people sit
down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about
five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks,
he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they
wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the
fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up, and
from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they
filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began
to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.”
John 6:1-21
The Miracle of the
Loaves and Fishes
LOMBARD,
Lambert
Rockox House,
Antwerp
When you are
grateful, fear disappears
and abundance
appears.
~
Tony Robbins
Human beings are of
such nature that they
should have
not only material
facilities but
spiritual sustenance as well.
Without spiritual
sustenance, it is
difficult
to get and maintain
peace of
mind.
~
Dalai Lama
Vicki, JAK, and
Woofie
We finally introduced
Vicki's doggies to a picnic!
On the way, we saw a herd
of elk with their newborns in the center.
Nice sleek
coats!
On the way home, the elk
had moved farther back in the woods.
Our Wednesday group had
breakfast in Silver Plume and, on the way home,
stopped in Georgetown to
tour the Hotel de Paris.
A Cyclone washing machine
used in the late 1800s.
The owner and chef, Louis
DuPuy, insisted upon quality.
The tables were
always set with linen, Havilland china, crystal,
and silver tableware, not
the usual tin.
They had two full baths in
the hotel and hot and cold running water in every
room.
Pretty amazing for the time
period and for being in Georgetown, Colorado!
Louis DuPuy died in
1900.
Of course, I had to stop
at Georgetown's local ice cream parlor!
Four of us were
invited to Grand Lake on a moose hunt and ...
... we saw
three bull moose!
Can you see the antlers on
the one in the background?
Just look at the size of
those antlers!
Since they are covered with
velvet, they are still growing.
It drizzled for a few
minutes and you can see the raindrops.
Then the sun came out
again.
The third moose found
another eating spot.
In another month, the males
will all be fighting over the females.
Liz had tried to fix
us moose cookies just in case we didn't see any
honest to goodness
moose!
Whatever we are
waiting for ...
peace of mind,
contentment, grace,
the inner awareness
of simple abundance ...
it will surely come
to us,
but only when we are
ready to receive
it with an open and
grateful heart.
~
Sarah Ban Breathnach
July 26, 2009
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
When the
people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, “This is indeed the
prophet who is to come into the world.”
John 6:1-21
Agnus Day,
by James Wetzstein
A Gracious Plenty
May God meet your deepest hungers
of body and soul with extravagance and grace.
And may we know how to receive—and
give—such feeding.
2 Samuel 11:1-15
Psalm
14:1-7
Ephesians 3:14-21
John 6:1-21
