By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. This is a remote place, they said, and it's already very late — the disciples' intervention is practical: the day is ending, the place is remote, the crowd needs food that can only be found in the surrounding villages. The practicality of the disciples' observation is correct — they are not wrong about the logistics. What they cannot see is that the solution to the logistical problem is standing in front of them. The remote place and the very late hour are not obstacles to be managed but the setting for the miracle.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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