But What We Do With It

 

But Jesus said,

"They need not go away.

You give them 

    something to eat."

They said to Him, 

"We have only 

        five loaves here

        and two fish."

And He said,

   "Bring them to Me."

          Matthew 14. 16-18

It's not a matter of what we have

  or what we don't have,

  but what we do with it.

Bring it to Jesus,

whether praise or pain,

provision or project,

   problem or panic.

Lay it before Him.

Not to give God a chance at it,

  but to open the door

for the Holy Spirit to infiltrate

        and enlarge it.

And open our hearts

  to His Presence.

O LORD,

May we be willing 

to come before You

not as a last resort,

but our first response.

When we are faced

   with the impossible,

or even with the familiar,

abide in us

that we would not just see

needs around us,

but the people with struggles, 

both visible and invisible.

May we not just be

    willing to help,

but bake the bread

    and watch You multiply

      the loaves and lives.

Spread Your love thick,

and use us to do so.