did you know...?
heard of the miracle of Christ who fed an entire congregation of people with only 2 fish and some bread? here's an excerpt from the good book:
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Gospel of Mark 6:34-44
34 Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.
36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."
37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"
38 He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."
39 He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.
42 They all ate, and were filled.
43 They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.
44 Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
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it is also said (in one of the other Gospels) that the 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish came only from a single boy.
wow, a miracle.
but its not really a miracle like its made out to be: that of physically making enough bread and fish to feed 5000 people. its really the miracle of sharing.
Christ did not make all that food. the people had them on their persons all along, but they were just too selfish to share it when the disciples went around asking for food to share.
but they were later so embarrassed by the generosity displayed by a young boy and Christ himself, that they began to take out what they themselves had and passed that around.
hooray.
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"and what kind of ship will never, ever sink?"
"i dunno..."
"a friendship!"
-Friends
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Gospel of Mark 6:34-44
34 Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.
36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."
37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"
38 He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."
39 He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.
42 They all ate, and were filled.
43 They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.
44 Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
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it is also said (in one of the other Gospels) that the 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish came only from a single boy.
wow, a miracle.
but its not really a miracle like its made out to be: that of physically making enough bread and fish to feed 5000 people. its really the miracle of sharing.
Christ did not make all that food. the people had them on their persons all along, but they were just too selfish to share it when the disciples went around asking for food to share.
but they were later so embarrassed by the generosity displayed by a young boy and Christ himself, that they began to take out what they themselves had and passed that around.
hooray.
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"and what kind of ship will never, ever sink?"
"i dunno..."
"a friendship!"
-Friends
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