17/04/2026
REFLECTION! FRIDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK OF EASTERTIDE YEAR A (17/04/2026).
First reading: Acts: 5:34-42
Psalm: 27:1,4,13-14
Gospel: John 6:1-15.
THEME: TRUSTING IN DIVINE PROVIDENCE
The readings invite us to shift our focus from our deficits to God’s abundance. When we talk about Divine Providence, we are talking about God’s proactive care for us even when we have little to offer, He multiplies it beyond our imagination.
In the first reading, Gamaliel, a Pharisee and a teacher of the law reminds us that if a work is of God, it cannot be stopped by human opposition.
In the Gospel, Philip and Andrew are overwhelmed by the scale of the need. They see 5,000 hungry people and only a few coins and a boy’s small lunch. Humanly speaking, it was impossible. Divine Providence often meets us at the point where our own resources end. By bringing the five loaves and two fish, the boy wasn't solving the problem; he was simply trusting the Provider.
This teaches us that God doesn't ask for a "complete solution" from us; He only asks for what we have, no matter how insufficient it feels.
You don't have to have "enough" talent, money, or time to make a difference. A small seed is a "little offering," but Providence contains the forest within it. When you give a small act of kindness or a moment of your time, you are planting something God can multiply. Divine Providence is like the wind, but your "little offering" is the sail. The wind is always blowing, but the boat only moves when you choose to lift what you have.
✍🏾 BASSEY JOSEPH ANTHONY, CMT.