Psalm for Sunday, July 28, 2024

 

Reflections

Psalm 145: 10-11, 15-16, 17-18  (Read)

“The eyes of all look hopefully to you; you give them their food in due season.”

Just as Elisha fed one hundred men from a few barley loaves, 
so Jesus feeds a multitude of us
even today.   We too are among
the hopeful ones  who look 

to the Lord for our food in due season.
“The hand of the Lord feeds us.”

His presence is shown in the help, 
nourishment, and salvation 
that He shows to us.
We are  dependent
on our Lord to feed us.
Just as Jesus fed five thousand men 
from a few loaves and two fish,
so Jesus provides us 
with spiritual nourishment even today.

“The Lord satisfies the desire 
of every living thing,”
as our psalmist says.
He opens wide his hand for us.
All we have to do is call upon him. 
Our psalmist says it right – 
“You Lord are near to all 
who call upon you.”

We are His faithful ones, 
and we praise God and give Him thanks 
because of His divine attributes
of compassion and love.
And we sing this psalm 
in honor of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who shares fully in the perfection of God,
and in the works of the Father.

Amen

Discussion Questions for Reflection

1.  The Psalm Response this Sunday is, 
"The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs."    
Tell of the ways you are being fed by the Lord, spiritually, and physically.

2.  Our psalmist says, "The Lord is near to all who call upon him ...." 
Explain how you have reached out to the Lord and how He is present to you.