Five Loaves and Two Fishes
So many many years ago the story has been told
God blessed a young lad's little lunch with more than he could hold
Five little loaves two fishes in a basket soon became
Twelve baskets full of fragments in the power of Jesus' name
And that was only after Christ fed such a multitude
Five thousand men plus women and the children to include
To share with them the lesson that their Father would provide
What truly was essential when in Him they did confide
Their every need for service that enabled them to be
The people that He wanted to send to the world to feed
The lost and hungry people who like them could never find
Their way without the Saviour to impart to soul and mind
The lessons of salvation from the cradle to the grave
How God for us does everything He can that He might save
As many who will listen to the speaking of His voice
And then through inspiration choose to make the proper choice
As those who did before them in the stories that we read
Of miracles unnumbered for the people who did heed
The prompting of God's Spirit to abandon all beside
That He might have His presence unencumbered and inside
Their hearts to share the lessons simple words can never teach
But must by their experience enable them to reach
The other ones who stumble in the painful path of life
Who often stop and wonder if its worth the daily strife
But just as God has shown us in this story long ago
Those five loaves and two fishes have a lesson we should know
Five loaves five days for working through the struggles in the way
One fish for preparation and one for the Sabbath day
When all can come together with their Saviour there to find
The peace of knowing Jesus that invigorates the mind
And gives us light for learning that no other day can give
For those who will be waiting when He comes for them to live
Forever in that city with foundations that are laid
Twelve layers deep of precious stones with walls of gold He made
Twelve gates for them to enter whom He sent the ones to find
Who had the food left over that no good be left behind
Matthew 14:15-21; John 6:3-13
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