Feeding the 5000

Matthew 14:13-21

Whenever I read this passage, I wonder what the disciples must have thought when Jesus said to them, “They (the hungry crowds) need not go away; you give them something to eat.” Us, feed them? Oh come on! What’s a bit of bread and a couple of fish going to do – there are 5000+ of them? Really, Jesus!!
But that’s the task before all of us, isn’t it? Jesus sends us out with his invitation to feed the neighbour, love the neighbour, and serve the neighbour. No, it is not necessarily about the physical bread and butter, but the Word of God is also food, life giving food for the soul. There will be enough; there is always enough when Jesus is involved. God’s abundance in its many forms never runs out. Jesus gives to us so freely, so we can with confidence share with others what he has given us.

Pastor Darryl

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