Feeding people is an interesting concept. When we feed ourselves or a pet, there is a kind of simple satisfaction. When we make food for others to enjoy, there is a different, more complex satisfaction. And when we are on the giving end of miracles, we have something else entirely.

The work of Manna from Seven, our city’s soup kitchens and food pantries is miraculous by the same measure—the multitudes having their needs met by angels in the flesh. But we’re not angels. We’re disciples. And serving others is what we do. Because it is what Jesus does.

The lesson of the miracle isn’t to believe in miracles. It is to stop believing in scarcity. That people can’t be fed and there isn’t enough here. There can be enough. That is essential to the miracle. There can be enough when we let go and feed the hungry.