John’s tweets for today:

• This crowd’s been w/ us 3 days now in Decapolis & they’re getting hungry. Jesus says his heart is breaking for them.
• He can’t send them home b/c it’s too far to go w/out food. We told him there’s no where to buy food out here.

• We’ve only got 7 loaves of bread & a few fish, but Jesus asked us to have everyone sit down on the ground.
• He’s praying over the bread and fish, just like he did the other time. There must be 4000 people here. Let’s see how far this goes.
• Everyone ate their fill and we collected 7 sacks of leftovers! Jesus sent the people home, full and satisfied.
• We’re in the boat after feeding all those people, heading back across the lake. Nobody packed lunch & nobody wants to take the blame.

• Jesus heard us bickering about no bread. He asked us why we don’t get it yet, reminding us of 5 loaves for 5000, 7 loaves for 4000.
• Everything Jesus does is so far outside of what I expect or understand.

It amazes me that the disciples have watched Jesus take care of them and many others, and yet they still wonder where they will get their lunch.

At the same time, I realize that I’m just like the disciples in this.  God has cared for me over and over and yet I still worry and wonder how it will all work out.

Trusting can be so hard sometimes.

Bible reference: Matthew 15:32-38, Matthew 16:5-12, Mark 8:1-21