“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” John 6:9 Let us pretend that we are part of the crowd that has followed Jesus because of His miracles. As we look around us, we see about five thousand men, plus women and children. We watch as a small boy edges close to the front. He is near enough to hear when Jesus talks with Andrew and Philip about the need to feed the people. He hears their argument that it would take a great amount of food,…