Mark’s emphasis on a just distribution of what does not belong to us in the incident of the loaves and fishes links, therefore, to the emphasis on the “loaf of bread” and the “cup of wine” that are shared among all at the New Passover meal. Once again, Jesus distributes food already present to “all” who are there. A shared meal of what is already there among all those present becomes both the great sacramental symbol and the primary practical program of the kingdom movement.
