A little boy with Arab features stood outside the church door in tears, the children would not let him in because, they said, he was a pagan. This story opens a reflection on the two miracles of the multiplied bread (Mark 6 and 8), in which Jesus feeds first thousands of Jews and then Gentiles from the Decapolis. The symbolism of the numbers, five loaves and twelve baskets, seven loaves and seven baskets, shows that God’s care embraces both those who are near and those we consider outsiders, and that the disciples’ task is not to draw the boundaries of grace but to hand out bread wherever there is hunger. Listen and discover why the good news truly is for everyone.
Good News for Insiders and Outsiders
Who Is Jesus?
Questions are like keys. They open doors, prompt us to seek answers, and lead to important discoveries. Some of these questions are more important than others, because so much depends on them. One of the most important questions is: Who is Jesus? Was He a fraud who deceived His disciples and then millions of people around the world? A madman suffering from delusions of grandeur? Or was He who He claimed to be? Who was He? In search of the answer to this question, we embark on a journey through the Gospel of Mark, because we know that so much depends on this answer.
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