Another feeding story…
Mark 8:1-10. As we move forward in the book of Mark, we come upon another story where people were so bent on hearing what Jesus had to say that they head out long distances even without food preparations. This time there were 4000 mentioned. What does this second story tell us that maybe the first story didn’t? Last time a feeding story came up, we talked about being satisfied in a society which thrives on never being satisfied, always wanting more. Here we come upon another story a lot like the first. Did Jesus handle the folks in this story differently? What was different about these 4000+ people from the first 5000+ people we heard were fed? What was the same about them?
Sorry about getting to blogging about the message text late this week. Seems I got focused on doing “second things” most of the early days this week. (see my blog entry from yesterday) Hopefully I am back on track. Just goes to show that even when I (we) know what is the best course of action, sometimes I (we) don’t follow it- I do the urgent rather than the important thing. Live and learn and learn again, I guess…
[...] this week’s reading from Mark 8:1-10 (see my Another Feeding story blog), I note in verse 5 of that reading that Jesus first takes stock of what he has to give. The [...]