The word of the Lord is fantastic! Because it leads us to our Lord. When you see the connections between the Old and New Testaments, your hearts will be “strangely warmed” like the disciples who encountered Jesus on the road to Emmaus. When was the last time your heart was strangely warmed by the Word?

There are several interesting and striking details that are included in Mark chapter 6 as he recounts the stories of the feeding of the five thousand and calming of the storm. For example, why does it say that Jesus laid them down on “green” grass? Do we need to know that detail? And why does it stress that they all ate and were satisfied?