An Appointment with Christ: Multiplication of the loaves and fishes (Mark 6:30) Part 5

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SUMMARY: The story of Jesus feeding the crowd shows his compassion for those in need. He identified with their pain and ministered to them, even though he and his disciples were in need of rest. The disciples, on the other hand, wanted to send the crowd away and were focused on their own needs. God wants us to be compassionate and merciful, to identify with the pain of others, and to be agents of his grace. When we love and serve others, we find true happiness and blessings from God. We should aim to be generous and compassionate, and to do things in the name of Jesus Christ.

We have seen this wonderful story that takes us from one truth to another. In our last meeting we talked about the compassionate Christ that when he saw this needy crowd that had gone ahead of him and his disciples who were in need of a time of rest, the Lord instead of rejecting them and sending them back because they were encroaching on his personal time, had compassion for them and took time to teach them many things.

Thus Mark tells us, Chapter 6, verse 34: "The Lord took time" says here to teach them, that is added in verse 35 that: "when the Now his disciples approached him saying: the place is deserted and the hour is already very advanced, send them away so that they can go to the surrounding fields and villages and buy bread because they have nothing to eat. But answering He said to them: Give them something to eat.”