“Have you anything here to eat?”
They gave him a piece of baked fish;
he took it and ate it in front of them.
The most human emotion is that of hunger. As I round on my post operative patients, all they ask me is when can I eat ?! I do convince them we have our purpose of taking it slow but it is hard to negotiate !
As someone who suffers from emotional eating, I clearly remember how I over ate when I was with my dad at the hospital. I would numb my emotions and eat the best of meals. I did the same during exam season and any form of stressors until I realised it was affecting y health and not helping me much! This lent as I planned to curb this temptation of gluttony, I fell prey to it! I had zero self tolerance and discussed in my head how every good meal was actually a prize I deserved after a hectic duty or non stop surgeries!
Life has been chaotic since I switched places and specailities, I am still finding my footing but the one constant I have is food. While I come home after a hard day of work to eat a good meal, I feel comfort in the familiarity of the meal! It is a sad thing to attach my sense of comfort with a meal but I always have since I travel !
As Jesus stood resurrected and human and asked for meal, let us be there in His light wanting to share a meal with the risen lord! Let us focus on being better at sharing our comfort and acknowledging our sins!
PRAYER:
To you oh Lord, I surrender my heart and meals and work on the improvement of my relationships with humans! HElp me to seek the Help of the risen Lord and spread the faith!
AMEN.
