Our Scripture passage for this Sunday comes from the Gospel of Matthew 14:13–21. This is the famous scene of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, and it was obviously an important teaching in the life of the early Church because there are six similar accounts in the four Gospels (Mt 14:13–21, Mk 6:35–44, Lk 9:12–17, Jn 6:1–15, Mt 15:32–39 and Mk 8:1–10). Indeed, this passage has much to say about the life of discipleship and how we cooperate with the Lord’s grace so as to meet the overwhelming needs we face each day.