--- title: Daily Readings Reflection for 8/02/10 description: Daily Readings Reflection for 8/02/10 --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2010/08/02/daily-readings-reflection-for-80210#) # Daily Readings Reflection for 8/02/10 Aug 2, 2010 9:00:33 AM  |  by [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest) **Reflection on Today’s Daily Readings by Fr. Bertrand Buby, SM** [Today’s Readings](http://www.usccb.org/nab/) Scripture: Lectionary # 407, Monday, Aug. 2. Jeremiah 28:1-17. Psalm 119:290,43,79,80,85,102. Matthew 14:13-21: Moses gives us advice about the prophetic call that will help us understand what Jeremiah experiences in today's reading. He is confronted by another "prophet" named Hananiah who predicts victory and freedom from the enemies of Israel--the Assyrians.  With Moses we can discern Jeremiah as being the authentic prophet of God while Hananiah is not.  In chapter eighteen Moses first gives advice and rules about the priests, then he turns to the prophets. It is the latter group with which we have interest.  "If you say to yourselves, 'How can we recognize an oracle which the Lord has spoken? ' Know that even though a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if his oracle is not fulfilled or verified, it is an oracle which the Lord did not speak. The prophet has spoken it presumptiously, and you shall have no fear of him." (Deuteronomy 18:22).  Thus the proof that the prophet Jeremiah is speaking with true prophecy depends on its effect and its truthfulness. We see from the context and the history of Israel that Jeremiah is authentic and truthfull whereas Hananiah is not. Hananiah is speaking in his own name and not that of God.  He dramatically lifts the wooden yoke from the captured Jeremiah and predicts that an iron yoke will be put upon the Assyrians, the enemy of the city of Jerusalem.  Hananiah prophesies peace and security for the nation; Jeremiah has been speaking against that because of the unfaithfulness of the king, the princes, and the priests to the covenant. Jeremiah predicts correctly the Babylonian Exile and is a victim of it himself, whereas, Hananiah will soon die according to Jeremiah. That happens in the seventh month after these events. What we learn from the words of Moses is that prophetic announcements need to be verified; they need discernment. No one can take on the role of a prophet without God's calling that person to this gift for the nation. Jeremiah exemplifies this throughout and never sought the role of a prophet from his own willing it but from God's willing it for him. Our Gospel shows us Jesus' grief over the death of John the Baptist. He retires alone and needs time to be with the Father over this tragedy that we have heard about in the Gospel.  The crowd however finds him and is in need of nourishment.  All that is available are a few fish and five loaves of bread.  The compassion of Jesus leads him to multiply these few gifts and then to have them distributed by his disciples.  Over five thousand people are fed with the blessed bread that Jesus multiplied for them.  The scene is eucharistic in its wording and also gives us the human emotions of our Lord in his compassion for the crowd.  There is enough left over-- the twevle baskets represent the twelve tribes of Israel, that is, the whole congregation of Israel as the elect of God. Jesus' humanity is emphasized and his divine power is authentic for it is for the good of the people and not for his own glory.  Power is seen to be authentic and true when the common good is cared for. Matthew's narrative thus reveals the total love Jesus' human heart has for each one of us and for all of us. We render thanksgiving for this love and this is what the Eucharist today is all about. 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