Some Christian churches take communion once in a month; some every Sunday. The communion service is in memory of the Lord’s Last Supper as he was handed over the night before his crucifixion. In my church we use grape juice and pastry; the former represents the body of Christ who has been broken for us; the latter stands for his blood shed for us and to cleanse us of our sins. Prior to communion, many children enjoy helping pour down the juice into each tiny cup and make sure it is fully supplied at the serice. In few instances, I discovered that grape juice was not enough for each partaker in communion because either  more peopole showed up or the number of the cups was miscalculated.

Most Christians are quite familiar with the story of five loaves of bread and two fish in which Jesus fed five thousand men and twelve baskets of leftovers Luke 9:10-17). At the beginning of this event, the twelve disciples asked Jesus to sent the crowd away so that they could find some food and lodging near the surroundings villages and towns because they were in a remote area. Instead, Jesus told his disciples to give them something to eat. Then they brought up all that they had — five loaves of bread and two fish and Jesus used this small amount of food to feel about five thousand men there without counting the women and children. All had their fill and the disciple picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces left over.

Imagining how amazed and overjoyed the twelve disciples must have felt as they were picking up the broken pieces. Each disciple ended up with a basket of broken pieces of bread and fish. They gave all that they had, even a little bit, to the crowd or the needy; they received extra portions in turn. God’s provision is always sufficient.