He took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. The four eucharistic actions in the four-thousand feeding: took, gave thanks, broke, gave. The disciples who distribute the broken bread and fish are the mediators of the divine provision — the same role as in the five-thousand feeding. The community of disciples is the channel through which the kingdom's abundance reaches the crowd.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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