If a good seed fails to germinate is it the fault of the seed? Of course not. The seed is potential new life. When it comes in contact with the soil, the soil becomes the incubator of new life. If the soil is rocky, the seed will not sprout. If it is shallow, no roots will form. The seed is fine. The sower's job is to cast the seed. He is not responsible for the results. Many seeds do not turn into crops. That is the nature of the nature of sowing and reaping. The seed that takes root produces much more than what was sown.
The feeding of the 5000 is the only miracle that appears in all four gospels. This is the first account.
I love the parables that Jesus shared with the crowds. And he reminds me of my dad when he asks "Are you listening? Are you really listening?"
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