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Coupons that multiply

11.5.2022
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In Luke 9:12-17 we read about how Jesus fed a multitude of thousands with only five loaves and two fish. I can only imagine the logistics! Though I may be off on my number of loaves and fish, I can make up for it in coupons.

These days, everyone is trying to make that dollar stretch. I wouldn’t mind saving a few dollars, which I can save and/or donate. I tried “couponing” and paid on average $.98-$1.50 per item!

I love the thrill of the hunt, yet I am always aware that I have a responsibility to those around me. In a time where the middle class has shifted in the United States and the poor continue to struggle, let us remember that in Luke 9:13-14, Jesus said, “You feed them.”

I may not have loaves and fishes, but I do have coupons and I can use them to help multiply what I have to help those around me. What resources do you possess that can help those around you?

This message is excerpted from “2 loaves, 3 fishes and a couple of coupons” by Gabriela Contreras from the October 23, 2014, blog of Women of the ELCA.


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