Next time you think, 
"but it can't be done..."

Matthew 14:13-21

Jesus withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place.  Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.  When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

As evening approached, 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 themselves some food."

Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away.  You give them something to eat."

"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.

"Bring them here to me," he said.

And he directed the people to sit down on the grass.  Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.  Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.  They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Try out the Fish craft to go with this story.  Talk a bit about how we can turn some of the can'ts in life into can's by sharing what we have with others!  This can be done by sharing our possessions, sharing our skills or sharing our time.

And remember...

"If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?"    1 John 3:17