Becoming a Miracle

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

“Give them some food yourselves,” Jesus says when the apostles ask him to disperse the crowd so the throngs can find something to eat. And we can all imagine the blank stares, right?

Jesus, being Jesus, shows them how it’s done. It’s a miracle, to be sure. But it all starts with him looking heavenward, praying, then blessing the scant food that’...