And his disciples answered him, 

"How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?"

And he asked them, 

"How many loaves do you have?"

They said, "Seven."

Mark 8:4-5 ESV

Just two chapters earlier this same team had been part of the miraculous feeding of 10,000+ people.

In between they'd seen Jesus healing people and here we are with another massive crowd of 4,000.

In a desolate place.

Hungry.

Wouldn't your question be something like "Jesus, we're in the same boat (haha) as last week/month with this crowd. We were there when you miraculously fed them then. 

Can you just do that again?"

Did they just forget?

It's Monday...have I forgotten the joy of worshipping together yesterday?

Have I forgotten already the grace by which I've been saved?

Have I forgotten already the love that brought Jesus into our world and that compels me to love others?

The disciples question was "how can I fix this?"

How can I fix this?

And Jesus gently asks "how many loaves do you have?"

Remember.

I'm here with you. 

This problem is not yours alone.

I'm here with you.

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