“In feeding the five thousand, he uses a traditional miracle story to show first that Jesus is Christ and second that Christ as the good shepherd is perfectly capable of meeting all the needs of the his disciples, both of body and soul” (Williamson 172). Here Williamson argues that Jesus has proven time and time again that he is the Messiah through the miracles he performs. This is also demonstrated when his disciples ask him whether or not he can feed all five thousand with five loaves and two fish. His disciples are very amazed at first, but then in the end they do what he says. By doing what Jesus asked of them and believing in God, all five thousand men were not only satisfied but also had leftovers for each of the twelve disciples to eat. You have to do everything you can and have faith in God to help them with the rest. Jesus could have easily ignored the physical needs of these people, but He cares deeply about every aspect of our lives. He always puts the needs of others before his own. When people are in desperate need, there is no better way to show God's love than to help them and provide for their physical needs. Everyone has both physical and spiritual needs. While being spiritually strong with God, you must also feel strong physically. This is demonstrated when Jesus wants his disciples to rest after spreading the word of God. This passage also focuses a lot on the disciples and what they think of Jesus during this time. When Jesus tells the disciples to feed the people, they respond in a way that seems a little disrespectful. “It would take eight months of a man's wages! Do we have to go and spend so much on bread and feed it to them?” (Mark 6:37). They seem upset and a little irritated because they are given an impossible task and on top of that, they should have taken a break and rested. “The disciples’