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Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee. Looking up, Jesus saw that a great crowd came to him and said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread to feed them?" Philip replied, "Two hundred deniers would not be enough for everyone to eat a piece of bread. bread ". Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, "Here is a child who has five barley loaves and two fishes, but what does that mean for so many people?" Jesus answered, "Let them sit down." . Everyone sat down and there were about five thousand men. Jesus took the loaves, thanked them, and distributed them to those who were seated. He did the same thing with the fish, giving them everything they wanted. When all were satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, "Collect the remaining pieces so that nothing will be lost." They picked them up and filled twelve baskets with the remains of the five barley loaves. (Jn 6,1-15)
Throughout this liturgical cycle "B" the Gospel of Mark is read, but today it is interrupted. For five consecutive Sundays we will meditate on the sixth chapter of John known as the "Speech of the Bread of Life". The fourth gospel never speaks of miracles but signs (in Greek: "seméion"), that is to say something which, in addition to its external appearance, indicates a deeper meaning, beyond this appearance. In Christ also, miracles point to something deeper than the external fact that our senses perceive and record our eyes. Beyond the miracle, the miracle is a "sign" of the power and divinity of Jesus. At each important speech of Jesus, the Evangelist John precedes it with a "sign", related to the following discourse that gives it real meaning. After the conversion of water into wine in Cana, comes the speech of Jesus to Nicodemus, not speaking of Christ's ability to be a refined sommelier, but of the power of the water of baptism. At the healing of a sick man, he continues his preaching on the true life that is equivalent to salvation. Salvation not only comes from him but is himself: "I am the Life". After giving sight to a blind man, the beautiful discourse on the light takes place: Christ, light of the world. And in this chapter, immediately after the multiplication of bread, Jesus speaks of the true bread that He is. To each natural value, the ground: life, health, light, bread, Christ is superimposed on a superior nature: Life, Health, Light, Bread, yes, but in capital letters. And it is to this pan with capital letters that it is the Eucharist, where the miracle points, the "sign" of today.
There is a child here who has five barley loaves and two fishes. What is it for so many people? This little guy understood everything. Nobody has asked for anything, but he puts everything he has at his disposal. The first solution to the hunger of five thousand people on the lake and always, it is sharing. Upon hearing this, Jesus said, "Let them sit down." The roll shared between all is quite mysteriously. When I keep my bread as "mine" and only for myself, hunger begins. Mahatma Ghandi said that "there is enough bread in the world to satisfy the hunger of all, but insufficient because of the greed of a few". The Gospel does not speak of "multiplication" but of "distribution" of the loaves. It is a bread that, without being restrained, does not go out. Jesus did not come to bring the solution to the problems of humanity, but to indicate the direction. The Spanish writer and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) affirmed that "the Christian is called to give the world more leaven than bread". At the table of humanity, the Gospel does not ensure greater economic wealth but a leaven of solidarity generosity. He does not seek a multiplication of material goods, but gives direction and direction for these goods to become vital sacraments. Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and gave them to those who were seated. There are three blessed verbs: "take, give thanks and give". We do not own things. If we consider them like that, we profane them. The air, water, earth, bread and everything we find do not belong to us. It is the life that is before us and it is beyond us. They require care and attention. That's why Jesus asks that the remaining pieces be gathered so that nothing is lost, and twelve baskets have been filled. Things have a sacredness and holiness that extends to matter. The bread is not only spiritual. It represents everything that keeps us alive here and now. And from this the Lord occupies himself. "We know that God also wants the happiness of his children on this earth, even if they are called to eternal fulfillment, because He created all things" so that we may enjoy them "(1 Tim 6 17) so that all may enjoy it "(Evangelii gaudium 182).
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