They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over—twelve wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children. MATT 14:20-21
 
Friends,
God is good all the time!
 
We all know that the survival of the human species has a lot to do with the provisions made for people's physical and health needs. A 2010 report on emergency food aid and food assistance by a Humanitarian Policy Group showed a significant spike in food aid from 38% to 66% from 1998-2008 in struggling nations in Africa and other parts of the world.
 
Now, because people have to be taken care of, and because human effort and resources have to be mobilized to fully reach every place and people facing food and health challenges, God Himself how much He cares about our life and survival by taking the lead to provide for us. He announces through the prophet Isaiah, "All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; come without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk” (Is 55:1-2).
 
Take note that water is commonly associated with life, and grain, milk, and wine represent the nourishment of the body. God's provisions are meant to render abundant life and nourishment to all by taking care of the natural food we need for both life and health outcomes. His love and compassionate concern for His children lead Him to the invitation for us to count on His divine provisions. God has always been solicitous with His people in times of their dire need. 
 
In Jesus, we notice the divine provisions being made for the world by working with the disciples to provide food for the multitudes. When Jesus’ heart was moved to pity and asked the disciples to give the people food themselves, He introduces a kind human compassion to His disciples as the way to support in addressing human survival needs. As God gives us the snow and the rains to support food production and a strong economy, we must provide for those who lack the means of survival in other places.
 
When St. Paul urged his fellow Christians that they should not let anything keep the love of Christ from people's hearts, he thought them to engage in generosity as well. If Christians stand up to provide and make claims for those who struggle with poverty, illness, misfortunes, hunger, and the threat of death, then people will not feel separated from the love of Christ. 
 
All four gospels report this miracle. The obvious consensus among the evangelists stresses the relevance of the miracle. But it also portrays Jesus as having come to fee the world. God makes provisions through human instrumentality. The disciples did their part by looking for the bread to bring to Jesus; the Lord did His part by praying and multiplying it. We must also do our part by brining kind human compassion to others.
Prayer blessings: Those who sow in tears reap with shout of joy. Lord help us not to count how much it cost us to helping others. Led us to do all we can at all the times. Amen.