It was amazing!

Think about the fact that, with five thousand men, plus the women and children, at least ten thousand people must have been there. Jesus had five loaves and two fish to work with. If you were one of the disciples, you would have gone to the other disciples and said, Wasnt that amazing! Jesus gave me a loaf of bread, and as I tore a piece off and gave it to the first person, I told him to tear a piece off and pass the rest to the person sitting next to him. I watched that loaf, and it never got smaller! It was amazing!

One of the other disciples then remarks, I know; when I passed one of the fish down the line, the same thing happened! Peter joins them and puts his arms around two of the disciples and asks, Who is this Man who can do such a miracle? This is awesome!

Or maybe you are one of the crowd. You are sitting in the middle somewhere. You have been completely taken in by the teachings of Jesus, but you have not eaten all day. You are really hungry and desperately need some food, but you cant afford to leave and miss what this Prophet is saying. Then you see the Master turn to the disciples. You cant hear what they are saying, but you notice some of His disciples becoming very animated, pointing at the crowd and throwing their hands in the air.

The next thing you know, one of the disciples walks towards Jesus with his hand on a little boys shoulder. The boy is carrying a small basket, and when he gets to Jesus, he hands the basket to Jesus. Jesus points to the crowd, and the disciples tell the crowd to sit down in rows. You then notice Jesus holding some bread and fish in His hand, and He looks up to heaven.

By this time, the crowd is wondering what is happening, and you then see Jesus giving loaves and fish to the disciples, who in turn start giving it to the people in the front. You think to yourself, I wish I was up near the front; I would love to have a piece of bread to still the hunger pangs. You then notice that people are passing the bread and fish along, and a few of the disciples have walked over to another part of the crowd and started handing out the food. The crowd is restless, as the people want some of the food. Jesus puts His hand up and motions for the crowd to be still. Somehow, the crowd goes quiet. Then, from the areas where the food is being passed out, you hear shouting, and people begin to praise God.

You strain your eyes, trying to see what is happening. You notice that one of the disciples is passing food out quite close to you, and you think to yourself, Maybe I will get a morsel of fish after all. As you wait in anticipation for a little food, you notice that the piece of bread does not get smaller, and as the people along the line break a piece off and pass it on, it remains the same size. The bread is passed to you, and by this time, you are really hungry. In a moment of selfishness, you break a big piece off the loaf, not caring about anyone else in the line that may be starving.

An amazing thing happens. Even though you have broken off this big chunk of bread, it remains the same size! How can this be? You pass it to the person sitting next to you, and he breaks off a fair size. It still remains the same! In between stuffing the bread into your mouth, you begin to praise God.

Can you imagine the crescendo of praise that must have increased as each person in the crowd received sufficient food, as they knew that the food had come from a few loaves and fish?

Then what about the little boy? He must not only have been blessed by knowing that his snack had fed all these people, but I am sure that Jesus must have given him some of the baskets that were full of leftovers. You could see him rushing home shouting, Dad! Mom! Look what I have brought home. He would have excitedly told his parents what had happened. That would certainly be a story to tell your grandchildren.