Sara MilesI read the story about the loaves and fishes and thought about Jesus gazing at the hungry crowd, saying to his anxious, doubting, screwed-up followers: "You give them something to eat." So we did.
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The story of Jesus feeding the crowds of people who were hungry with five loaves of bread and two fish is a powerful story. It’s also an inspiring one. Unfortunately, it’s also a story that is largely misunderstood. Jesus was not just feeding 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish.
Nor was he just “giving them something to eat.” He was feeding 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish so they would have enough to share with the other 2,000 people who were hungry. There is a lot more to this story than most people realize.
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