Today we read of Jesusand the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand.

The disciples see that a boy has five loaves and two fish. This recalls a similar event in 2 Kings 4:42-44. Sometimes we think that what we have for Jesus is tiny and insignifcant, but he can take that and produce something great.

In many places Jesus shows signs of who he is. In today's passage he shows that he is compassionate and loving.

This narrative starts Matthew's account of the feeding of the 5,000. In this first verse Jesus shows the important lesson of rest.

Today we finish the narrative of the death of John the Baptist. Herod succumbed to peer pressure. Are we doing the same as we go about our daily lives?

John the Baptist tell Herod the Tetrach that it is unlawful to be with his brother's wife.

We start a new chapter today! In today's verses we have an opportunity to review history and look at Herod the Tetrarch is, and we get into the death of John the Baptist.

Jesus starts teaching in his hometown, but is rejected. Similarly, some of us may loose family and friends when we choose to follow Jesus.

Jesus uses a parable to show that out of the old covenant something new has come.

This is what is known as the parable of the dragnet. It describes how the righteous will be separated from the wicked, and all nations will be represented in the kingdom of God.