5 Loaves and 2 Fishes

Five Loaves And Two Fishes Lyrics

A little boy of thirteen was on his way to school

He heard a crowd of people laughing and he went to take a look

Thousands were listening to the stories of one man

He spoke with such wisdom, even the kids could understand

The hours passed so quickly, the day turned to night

Everyone was hungry but there was no food in sight

The boy looked in his lunchbox at the little that he had

He wasn't sure what good it'd do, there were thousands to be fed

But he saw the twinkling eyes of Jesus

The kindness in His smile

And the boy cried out

With the trust of a child

he said:

"Take my five loaves and two fishes

Do with it as you will

I surrender

Take my fears and my inhibitions

All my burdens, my ambitions

You can use it all to feed them all"

I often think about that boy when I'm feeling small

And I worry that the work I do means nothing at all

But every single tear I cry is a diamond in His hands

And every door that slams in my face, I will offer up in prayer

So I'll give you every breath that I have

Oh Lord, you can work miracles

All that you need is my "Amen"

So take my five loaves and two fishes

Do with it as you will

I surrender

Take my fears and my inhibitions

All my burdens, my ambitions

You can use it all

I hope it's not too small

I trust in you

I trust in you

So take my five loaves and two fishes

Do with it as you will

I surrender

Take my fears and my inhibitions

All my burdens, my ambitions

You can use it all

No gift is too small

This is the song sung by Corrinne May. 

Listening to the song over and over, one would begin to go deeper into the words of the song to unfold God's message through the song to each and every one of us to share. Be generous with what we have. And even if it is just 5 loaves and 2 fishes, even if it is not enough to feed the thousands, God is still calling us to give it all. He is calling us to trust in Him, that He will use our gifts, multiply them manifolds to lift them up to be sufficient to make a huge difference in the lives of others. 

In giving all that we have, our gifts and talents, our time, energy, finances, etc for the greater good of God's will, we are also surrendering ourselves to Him, to be that pencil in His hand that will use this pencil to write love letters to His people. We use our love, our eyes, hands, legs, tongues, etc to serve the Lord.

Many people are hungry not for food but for purpose in life, for hope, for direction, acceptance, love, forgiveness, dignity and respect. Many people are ending their lives prematurely when they see no sign of hope left and feeling at the end of a pitched black tunnel that leads to no opening, they take to suicide to attempt to open another door of hope of relief. Another sacred life, another person God loved so deeply with His sufferings and ultimate cross... lost forever. 

God does not call us to be successful. He calls us to be faithful. And in our faithfulness, we make ourselves ever ready to give up our comfort, our conveniences, fears of limitations, laziness and excuses to actively bring Him to the suffering. He does not wish for us who are given different gifts to hide these gifts under the bed or in a cabinet. On the contrary, He invites us to unveil the gifts, work on them so that our gifts may grow and so ultimately, we will use these gifts the way they were meant to be used, for the purposes they were meant for when God chose to give these gifts to us. Above all, that God's love, redemption, joy and peace will be brought to even the poorest of the poor (poor financially, emotionally and spiritually).

31 August 2010

6.39pm