🐟 Five Loaves and Two Fish

A huge crowd followed Jesus because they had seen him heal the sick. He went up a mountainside and sat with his disciples. He already knew what he was going to do. He asked Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people?” Philip said even months of wages would not buy enough for each person to have a bite.

Andrew found a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish. “But how far will they go among so many?” Jesus said to have the people sit down. There was plenty of grass. He took the boy’s lunch, gave thanks, and passed it out. Everyone ate until they were full. The leftovers filled twelve baskets.

The boy did not have a warehouse. He had a lunch, and he let Jesus hold it. Jesus is the bread of life. Food fills a stomach for an afternoon. Jesus fills a heart forever.

What is in your hands that feels too small — a kind note, a few coins, a prayer, a song? Put it in Jesus’ hands. He knows how to give thanks and make it enough.