The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost - Matthew 14:13-21 - The Rev. Colette Hammesfahr
August 2, 2026 -Matthew 14:13-21 How much is “enough?” I asked the people who attended the Wednesday healing service this question, and I got an array of different answers. One person replied, “Enough is when we have more than everyone else.” …until they get more and then we don’t have “enough” anymore. Or, how about, “I’ve had enough of you!” It’s that point when we have lost our patience; we just can’t take any more of whatever the situation is. “Enough” can be something tangible that we possess, or it can describe how we feel. John D. Rockefeller was once the richest man in the world. A reporter reportedly asked him, “How much money is enough?” His reply was, “Just a little bit more.” I think Rockefeller said something that is very true about the human heart. No matter how much we accumulate, “enough” remains just beyond our reach. We convince ourselves that if we just had a little more – more money, more time, more security, one more accomplishment – then we’d finally be ...