So I was kind of excited this week as I went to church.  And when I say church, I mean a group of people I meet with on Wednesday nights.  A small “ekklesia” seeking God together.  

Anyway… back to the story.  I was excited about the passage we were looking at, as it is one of my favorites!  Many moons ago, when I was teaching preschool Sunday school, I taught this story to a bunch of, you guessed it preschoolers.  The story is where Jesus feeds a group of people that had been following him.  Jesus hung out with these people and healed those who needed it.  All the while teaching them throughout the day,  and that is when a problem arises.  

It’s late and the people are hungry.  This was a story I’d heard before, so I was familiar of course with what happened. This time though, a different detail jumped out at me.  It spoke to me directly and has stayed with me for all these years.  It has effected how I live, and why I write.  (Sometimes though, I conveniently choose not to remember). 

 So when I knew we were doing this story, I was excited!  It was an opportunity to share the impact of what God had already shown me.  Since this is not an exhaustive study, it doesn’t take a lot of time during the week to be prepared.  I just read through the verses to see what jumped out at me.  Ponder them for a couple of days and come ready to listen.  (And sometimes give my own POV)  So in the spirit of due diligence, I read through the passage again and stopped.  This time, other parts of the story caught my attention.  Some of it built on the foundation of the first revelation (for lack of a better word) and then there was one detail that was totally new.  

What were those things you ask?  Well I may write about them in the future, but at this point I just wanted to sit in the fact that God still speaks.  What an encouragement that is!  He is speaking through the Bible and through the story of the lives of people today.  And the real cool thing is, even when you think you you’ve heard it all, He is only just getting started!  

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” – John 10:27