GOSPEL READING: JOHN 6:1-15
A large crowd followed Jesus because of the signs that he was performing on the sick. John does not say that the crowd was with him for a long period of time. They were just coming and Jesus was asking Philip about feeding them. The author also says that the feast of Passover was near. These background materials are important for what was about to happen: large crowd, signs that Jesus was performing, disciples’ inability, and Passover.
Humanly speaking what was going to happen was impossible. Two hundred days’ wages worth of food is a big amount for a small group (Jesus and his disciples). Among the crowd there was a boy with five loaves of bread and two fish but that would not be sufficient for so many. Jesus performed another sign among his followers. This sign was preceded by giving thanks to God and distributing the bread among the people. Giving thanks and distributing make up the sign.
நற்செய்தி வாசகம்: யோவான் 6:1-15
அரும் அடையாளங்களை கண்ட மக்கள் இயேசுவை பின்தொடர்கிறார்கள். மீண்டும் ஒரு அடையாளம் காணவே. மனித சூழலில் அது நடக்க முடியாதது. அவ்வளவு பெரிய கூட்டத்திற்கு உணவு வாங்க அந்த குழுவிடம் பணம் இல்லை. உடனிருக்கும் சிறுவனிடம் உள்ள உணவோ பற்றாதது. இந்த அரும் அடையாளத்திற்கு பின்னணியாய் இருப்பவைகள்: பாஸ்கா பெருவிழா, அரும் அடையாளங்கள், பெரும்கூட்டம், சீடர்களின் இயலாமை.
