THE BOY WHO WENT to A PICNIC

THOUSANDS OF men, women and children had been following Jesus about, thrilled at the miracles He performed. He continued to show them that the Power He was using was indigenous in every man, - but they, even as we do today, found it much easier to attribute wonders to an individual, rather than BELIEVE and do likewise.

And to test his class in the outdoor laboratory of the soul, - seeing the multitude of hungry people, He posed the question to one of His students:

"Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?"

And it goes on to explain: "And He said this to prove him: for He Himself knew what He would do."

When were His followers going to shove off into the crystalline waters of pure BELIEF, into a greater power than the sum total of all man's knowledge?

Then answered one of His disciples and said; still doubting:

"There is a lad here who hath five barley leaves and two small fishes, - but what are they among so many?"

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Jesus taught through parables and fables. This was the only possible way to say or show something; which could not be said or shown to the dense human thought.

It was not the spectacular demonstration of increase of bread that was so important, - but the law back of it, which could not be explained in so many words. And hence the importance of the manifestation in this case was the fact that some gamin had brought his lunch with him. I wonder why only one person of the many thousands had thought of that?

Well, if you look farther in all the out-side happenings of the Bible, you will find there was always a handful of meal, three drops of oil, five leaves, some dregs of wine, - and so on. There is always a "starter", or a sort of "pied-a-terre", - a point from which to start. But generally it is so disgustingly small that it is either overlooked or cast aside as worthless.

The significant point is this, - that every man has within his present state of existence, that "starter", however small it may be, - which if given the chance, will feed the five thousand.

It is interesting how this kid took his lunch, while all the others went empty handed.

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