The feeding of the crowds

After Luke 9:10-17 

As the crowds follow

and swarm, the day

wanes. The place is

desolate and unsettled,

offering no provision

of food. Five loaves

and two fish to feed

thousands, the disciples

say, do we go into town

for food? How do we

feed them all? He knows,

he knows what the disciples

do not. Have them sit,

he says, in groups of fifty.

He prays the blessing.

He breaks the loaves

for the disciples to serve,

and the crowd is fed, and

the hunger of the crowd

is satisfied, and twelve

baskets of pieces remain.

 

Photograph by Lain Man Nung via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

When the Fall Gets Busy, Anchor Your Family in Church – Kristin Couch at The Palest Ink.

 

Sleep as an Act of Faith – Tim Challies.

 

The Mercy of a Long Wilderness – Vaneetha Rendall Risner at Desiring God.

 

What Draws Me Back: 3 Arguments for the Faith on the Days I Doubt – Trevin Wax at The Gospel Coalition.