Stomachs growl
and reason is forgotten.
All we can manage to focus on
is the deep bowl of our need.
Jesus knows, and fills us.
He has had plenty of practice.
Once—no fairy tale—he turned
a few fish and seven loaves
into seven baskets, plus
enough to feed four thousand.
Then came the Pharisees
chasing signs. But where were they
when the thousands feasted
on the miraculous?
This is nothing new: people whose eyes
are tightly closed to the truth
scream at the top of their lungs
“Show me! Prove who you are! I dare you!”
And what do they get for their trouble?
The Lord pulls up anchor
and sails in search of listening ears.
Well, he is here. Now.
Are we listening?
Mark 8:1–13