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The Lord's love for them through miracles

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[Mark 8:2~3]

“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”

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When Jesus was on earth, he performed many miracles.

People who heard the rumors of Jesus gathered in the place where Jesus was.

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Jesus was staying in a house in a place called “Tyre”. There, a woman came to Jesus.

As a Greek, not a Jew, she lived in the 'Syrian Phoenicia' area.

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The woman asked Jesus to heal her demon-possessed daughter.

Jesus confirmed that the woman was a gentile woman, but she had great faith.

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And Jesus said. “Go back. The ghost left your daughter.” At the moment Jesus said this,

a demon departed from this woman's daughter lying in her bed far away.

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Jesus left there and went to the Sea of Galilee. There people brought a sick man to Jesus.

The sick man was a man who could not hear and speak.

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Jesus took the man to a quiet place. Then, after putting a finger in the man's ear,

he spit on Jesus' own hand and put his hand on the man's tongue.

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He looked up to the sky, took a deep breath, and spoke to that man.

“Ephphatha!” When translated, this word means “open”.

When Jesus spoke, the ear of this man, whom he had not heard, opened.

This man's tongue, who couldn't speak, was released and he made his speech clear.

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People who heard the rumors of Jesus gathered more and more.

The people gathered this time stayed with Jesus without even thinking about going home.

On the third day, the food there ran out.

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Jesus couldn't just let them go when they were hungry.

“It has been 3 days since so many people have been with me.

Some people will fall hungry on the way if I send them back.

There are people from far away, so I can't just let it go.”

Jesus wanted to feed them full and send them back.

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The disciples asked Jesus.

“Jesus, how can you find bread to feed these people in this wilderness?”

The disciples said that they couldn't feed them full because there was no way to get the bread.

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Jesus asked his disciples again. “How many loaves do you have left?”

The disciples told Jesus that they had only seven loaves.

When Jesus heard that, he told the people to sit on the ground.

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And he prayed for blessings with seven loaves in his hand.

After Jesus blessed, a miracle happened.

It was a miracle that after the disciples handed out bread to people, bread was produced again.

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The disciples had about two fish. Jesus prayed for blessing this time holding a fish.

The same miracle happened with fish: after sharing, fish will continue to be produced.

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There were seven baskets of bread and fish that all of the people who had gathered were

satisfied and left. The number of people who gathered there and ate bread and fish was 4,000. Jesus performed the miracle of feeding about 4,000 people with seven loaves and

a couple of fish.

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Jesus always showed pity for those who suffer from sin.

Jesus miraculously healed their illness and relieved their hunger.

And the Lord died on the cross to solve the pain of sin.

He has performed a miracle that gives all who believe in Jesus

eternal life without pain or hunger. As those who have received this grace,

we must always be victorious in this earth with confidence.

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