1Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. 3Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4The Jewish Passover Feast was near.

 5When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" 6He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

 7Philip answered him, "Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"

 8Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 9"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"

 10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. 11Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

“He’s coming! He’s almost here!”  The little boy said.

“I can hear the crowds!” his face grew quite red.

“May I go see him? May I go hear?

I want to see Jesus! Mom, there’s nothing to fear!”

‘Yes, you may go.  But keep very still .

The Master is busy, preaching, teaching and healing the ill.”

“Yay!” Cried the boy, happy with glee.

“Maybe, just maybe, he’ll talk with me!”

Mother smiled and packed his lunch.

She knew her son, he’d want something to munch.

‘Pack extra for Jesus- he might want a snack!”

The boy got his coat and came back for his lunch sack.

“Thanks, mom, I love you!  I’ll be back before night.”

‘Have fun, my boy.” Mother called as he ran out of sight.

The boy stopped at the top of the hill.  Would he ever get near?

So many people… he wondered ”will I even be able to hear?”

He sat on a rock, and watched the One who was teaching.

He say very still to catch every word He was preaching.

Then the Lord glanced at the boy, smiled and then-

Jesus stopped speaking and talked with his men.

The boy grew hungry, and he laid out his bread

Then gathered it up, and took it to Jesus instead.

The Master was busy, so he gave it to Andrew and said

‘Give this to Jesus, it’s not much, but at least he’ll be fed.”

But Andrew led him to Jesus, pushed him up near

‘Here’s a boy and his lunch, but it’s still not enough, I fear.”

‘Two fishes, five loaves, all that we’ve got’

Jesus said ‘It’s enough, even though not a lot.’

The boy stood in awe as He took the bread

Gave thanks, and gave to those were to be fed.

‘Mom!’ the boy shouted as he burst through the door.

‘He used my lunch and had twelve baskets more!’

‘I just wanted Jesus to have lunch and be fed

But he shared it all, with everyone, instead!’

Mother smiled, and said very softly indeed

‘When you hear Jesus, listen and heed

He’ll use what you give, even though not a lot

But if you give nothing, then it’s nothing He’s got.

Learn this now, my son, and when you get old

You’ll earn more then treasure, riches untold.”