The Story of The Five Loaves from the Gospels

Jesus and his disciples went to a deserted place to be alone, but a large crowd followed them. The disciples wanted to send the crowd away to get food, but Jesus asked them to feed the people. They only had five loaves of bread and two fish, but Jesus blessed the food and miraculously fed the entire crowd. Afterwards, Jesus sent the disciples away on a boat while he prayed. He then walked on water towards the boat during a storm, and Peter attempted to do the same but became scared and started to sink. Jesus saved him and calmed the storm. The disciples realized that Jesus was the Son of God. The story of the five loaves from the Gospels. One day Jesus had sad news that John the Baptist had been killed by King Herod. So he asked his disciples to come away alone with him to the far side of the lake, for they were all tired and had no time even to eat. But as soon as the people spied the boat setting sail, they spread the news, and thousands of them ran on foot round by the head of the lake, and when Jesus arrived he found a great crowd waiting for him. How vexed and disappointed the disciples felt, but Jesus looking on the multitude was sorry for them, for his heart was so full of love that he could not be angry with anyone for wanting to be near him. So he patiently went on teaching and healing their sick, until at last the sun began to set in glory over the western hills, and everyone knew that darkness would soon fall over all the land. The disciples, growing impatient, said to Jesus, This is a deserted place, and now the time is far past. Send them away that they may go into the villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat. But Jesus answered, You give them something to eat. The disciples were amazed at such a command, and answered, Shall we go and buy two hundred days wages worth of bread, and give it to them to eat? Jesus answered them by asking how many loaves they had. Then Andrew, Peter's brother, came up and said that there was a lad who had five loaves and two fishes, but what were they among so many? Jesus commanded that everyone should sit down. There was to be no crowding nor commotion. So they sat down in little groups of fifty and a hundred together. Then Jesus took the loaves and the fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke up the bread and the fishes, and divided them between his disciples. Now a wonderful thing happened, for each disciple found his portion lasted until he had fed every group of his people. All ate as much as they could, and everyone was satisfied. Indeed there were so many broken pieces left, that they gathered up enough to fill twelve baskets. This was one of the most strange and marvelous miracles the people had yet seen, and many of them cried out, This is truly that prophet that is coming into the world. And as they talked among themselves, they made up their minds to surround Jesus and take him back to the cities and force him to set himself up against Herod and become the king of the Jews. But Jesus wouldn't allow this, and seeing that his disciples were weary, he persuaded them to get into the boat and return across the lake, while he stayed and sent the multitude away. At last all the people had gone, so Jesus went up a steep hill quite alone that he might pray to his Father. Rather presently as he looked down on the lake, he could see that the boat in which his disciples were had reached the middle of the water, but the wind was blowing straight against it from the west, so that the rowing disciples could not make any headway. Jesus knew that his disciples needed him, so in the middle of the night, just as they were despairing of ever reaching the land, they looked up and saw Jesus walking on the surface of the water. At first they thought he must be a spirit, and they were quite terrified, but instantly Jesus called to them and said, Be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid. How well they knew his voice! And Peter cried out, Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter came down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw how wild the wind and the waves were, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, Lord, save me! And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him and said unto him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt? And when they were back on the ship, the wind ceased, and those that were in the ship came and worshipped Jesus, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.