One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. (Jn 6:8-11)
This is one of my favorite Bible stories—the Boy with the Bag Lunch. I’m sure that kid was embarrased when his mother gave him the bag lunch to take with him. “Aw Ma, I’ll be the only one!” And he was. But then Jesus wanted his bag lunch. That kid must have thought twice before handing over his little sack of goodies, but he did hand it over. Jesus took it and blessed it, and there was more than enough for everyone.
