"In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away."
Today's lesson relates the miracle of the seven loaves and a few small fishes. Jesus' actions demonstrated the compassion Jesus felt toward those around Him. Knowing they
were hungry, Jesus would not send them away without first providing them with food for their journey home. Using only the small amount of food that was available to Him, Jesus fed them all with plenty of food left over.
The example Jesus set for us, in this quote, should be a priority for true Christian people today. We should always think first of the welfare of those who, for whatever reason, might not be able to fend for themselves.
In the second of the "great" commandments we are told to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. If we truly do that, we will never allow those around us to suffer while we have the means by which to ease that suffering.~
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