Mark 6: 41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. 42 They all ate as much as they wanted, 43 and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish. 44 A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed from those loaves!47 Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land. 48 He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. He intended to go past them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost. 50 They were all terrified when they saw him.

But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage! I am here!” 51 Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed, 52 for they still didn’t understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in.

I saw this pointed out a few days ago and was shocked.. it is amazing how we can read the bible over and over yet always have missed something.. there is always something more to see and learn from it... 

first let me say.. I am SURE I don't really recognize the significance of the miracle of the loaves either... 

but how amazing is it that they are right there with Jesus... they see Him every single day doing miracles.. healing.. teaching... they KNOW Him... and verse 52 says... their hearts were too hard to take it in... 

this happens so often to us all... we are unable to believe.. unable to accept something great from God because we are still too hard hearted to take it in... it's not that we don't want to believe or to see.. we are just too weak in faith... we believe yet we don't believe... we hear yet we don't hear... we know yet we don't know... 

Father I believe... help my unbelief...