Christ Our Bread of Life
Backgrounder on Mark 8-10:
As opposition to Jesus’ ministry
increases, it is no longer safe
to move openly in Galilee. So Jesus
traverses the regions of Decapolis,
Caesarea Philippi and Perea,
thereby avoiding both the crowds
and the deadly plots of the
religious leaders. In the concluding
days of His earthly ministry, Jesus
begins to prepare His disciples
for the faithful journey to
Jerusalem that will mark the end
of His life and the beginning of
their role as bearers of glad tidings.
Lord, You are our Bread of Life:
Another great crowd had gathered
& the people ran out of food again.
Jesus told his disciples: I feel sorry
for these people. They have been
with me for three days and have
nothing to eat. And if I send them
home without feeding them, they
will faint along the road..How many
loaves of bread do you have?
He asked. Seven, they replied…
Now those who had eaten were
about four thousand (Mark 8:1-9)
When the Pharisees heard that
Jesus had arrived, they came to
argue with him. Testing him to see
if he was from God,they demanded:
Give us a miraculous sign from
heaven to prove yourselves.
When he heard this he sighed
deeply and said: Why do you
people keep demanding a
miraculous sign? (Mark 8:11-12).
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