The Bread of Life: Capernaum a by ric gustafson
I got off the boat along with a crowd of people and ran toward Capernaum in search of the Rabbi. The day before, we had witnessed where probably five thousand people were in one place and very hungry. The Rabbi had us sit down, he held up a knapsack and then blessed it. Out of this knapsack, the Rabbi's followers pulled out loaf after loaf of bread and passed it around. We ate this bread and some fish until we were satisfied. Then the Rabbi's followers collected twelve baskets of pieces that were left over.
After witnessing this miracle, we wanted to make him our king. We tried to find him but he disappeared. We found out that he had taken a boat across the lake to Capernaum, so the next day we got on a boat and went looking for him. We found him in a synagogue and asked him when he had gotten there.
" You are looking for me not because of a miraculous sign but because of the bread that had just filled you".
Someone yelled ' what sign are you going to do for us?".
Jesus stared at the crowd.
" Our forefathers ate the manna in the desert".
" It was not Moses who gave you the bread, but my father who gives you the true bread from heaven".
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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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