The friends are tired and hungry. In Mark 5:30-46 they have been too busy to even stop and eat. So Jesus said, "Come off by yourselves; let's take a break and get a little rest." (The Message)
But when they got across the lake to their retreat, the crowd had beat them there. But Jesus "had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things." Well it got quite late and His friends said enough - send them away so they can buy something to eat. But Jesus comes back with,"You give them something to eat." Hmm.... They reply, "That would take more than half a year's wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?"
But when they got across the lake to their retreat, the crowd had beat them there. But Jesus "had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things." Well it got quite late and His friends said enough - send them away so they can buy something to eat. But Jesus comes back with,"You give them something to eat." Hmm.... They reply, "That would take more than half a year's wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?"
Now comes the clincher. In essence Jesus asks them what did they have. As they give Him the five loaves and two fishes, He looks toward heaven and blesses it. And then He did what he always did with blessed bread - He broke it.
He gave and kept giving it to His disciples to feed the people (5,000+). It sounds reasonable with bread to break it to feed many. It is harder with what we give Him to bless and use for others.
Lord, give us grace to be grateful for even the breaking part.
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