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Bread and Fish Mosaic in Tabgha, Israel
Matthew 14: 12-23
12 John’s disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened. 13 As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns. 14 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”16 But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.” 7 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered. 18 “Bring them here,” he said. 19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. 20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. 21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children! 22 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. 23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
The Lord’s Prayer in Three Voices
Voice 1 Our Father who art in Heaven
Voice 2 Holy One beyond all names, Eternal Wellspring,
Voice 3 O Great Spirit, our Father from above,
Voice 1 Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come
Voice 2 May love rise again in us today
Voice 3 we honor your name as sacred and holy.
Voice 1 thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Voice 2 with food for every table, shelter for every person,
Voice 3 Bring your good road to us, where the beauty of your ways in the
spirit-world above is reflected in the earth below.
Voice 1 Give us this day our daily bread
Voice 2 and reverence for every living being.
Voice 3 Provide for us day by day--the elk, the buffalo, and the salmon. The corn,
the squash, and the wild rice. All the things we need for each day.
Voice 1 Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us
Voice 2 Forgive us our failings in love, and free us from all falseness,
Voice 3 Release us from the things we have done wrong,
in the same way we release others for the things done wrong to us.
Voice 1 and Lead us not into temptation,
Voice 2 that the light of our souls may shine
Voice 3 Guide us away from the things that tempt us to stray from your good road
Voice 1 but deliver us from evil
Voice 2 and help the strength of our spirits endure for earth and all its people
Voice 3 and set us free from the evil one & his worthless ways.
Voice 1 For the kingdom, the power, & the glory are yours forever
Voice 2 this day, tonight, and forever.
Voice 1 Amen!
Voice 2 Yes, I commit!
Voice 3 Aho! May it be so!
Texts from Matthew 6: 9-13 (NRSV),
"Celtic Benediction," by John Phillip Newell,
First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament.
Closing Prayer
Glorious God,
your generosity floods the world with goodness
and you shower creation with abundance.
Awaken in us a hunger for food to satisfy both body and heart,
that in the miracle of being fed
we may be empowered to feed the hungry in Jesus’ name. Amen.
