Today in Genesis we have family making sacrifices for family. The giving of oneself for the betterment of the common good. We have reconciliation and restoration. We have the recognition of God's movement within our lives. Glimpses of the Kingdom.
In Matthew we see a growth of understanding in Jesus. He begins the move from "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" to his great command at the end fo the Gospel: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations..." (Matthew 28:19) Did Jesus understand this from the beginning and only say these words for the benefit of the disciples, that they too must understand the universality of God's plan? Did Jesus really hold the Hebrew belief that God's saving grace was only for the "chosen" Israel and it is only through his lifetime that he comes to understand God's universality? I don't know. It doesn't matter. What matter is that God's plan of grace and salvation is for everyone. Everyone.
And again, a glimpse of the Kingdom: where there seems to be sparsity (not enough food for so great a crowd)---there is actually abundance. How? Take what is given, bless it, break it and share it. More than enough. More than enough.
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