Hungry

"³⁵ By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. ³⁶ Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

³⁷ But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”

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³⁸ “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”

When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”

³⁹ Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. ⁴⁰ So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. ⁴¹ Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. ⁴² They all ate and were satisfied, ⁴³ and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. ⁴⁴ The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand." - Mark 6

There are so many people in our lives that are hungry. Sometimes it's actually physical hunger; however, I think you'll agree that people's souls crave genuine intimacy, compassion, acceptance, love, grace, peace, and hope much more.

Like the disciples, Jesus asks us to feed the hungry.

I can definitely relate to the disciples in this passage. They see the need of the people around them, but they are helpless to fill it and limited in resource.

That is, until Jesus miraculously multiplies what they have.

This miracle is still relevant today - God seeks to take the little we have to offer and multiply it to abundance so that we can feed the people in our lives. We are His empowered disciples, equipped to be a force for good in the world around us.

-Amanda Cates, Louder Than Words Coordinator