Broken Pieces

After Jesus had left that place, he passed along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up the mountain, where he sat down. Great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them, so that the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” The disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to feed so great a crowd?” Jesus asked them, “How many loaves have you?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” Then ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all of them ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. Those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. After sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. Matthew 15:29-39 

Broken Pieces

O Creator who seeks the broken
who lives among the hungry and lost
draw near to us in this harrowing time
bring healing to our shattered lives.

You came and fed hungry thousands
you brought sight to the blind
a voice to the mute, strength to the weak
be our companion in this pandemic.

Too many have gone without food
so many have gone without justice
no one should loose their lives
for politics, selfishness or fear.

put your compassion in our hearts
help us to feed the hungry masses
empower us to nurse the wounded
make your love our only goal today. Amen.