Five Loaves, Two Fish and You by Marcia Lee Laycock
It is the only miracle Jesus performed that is recorded in all four gospels: the feeding of the five thousand. At the beginning of the segment in Mark 6:31 to 44, we see a Jesus who is tired, disciples who were no doubt exhausted. Jesus tells them to come away with him to a quiet place, to rest.But it was not to be. The crowds preceded them. No wonder the disciples asked Jesus to send them away. Their excuse was a good one. They had no food. But it says Jesus had compassion on the people, so he didn’t do as his followers asked. Instead, he said, “You give them something to eat.”
