Do you ever want to just give up? Does life feel hard? People menacing? A consistent positive narrative too elusive?

Me too.

So when I read,

Mark 8:14-16 (NIV)
The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. [15] “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.” [16] They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”

…I feel a little better.

Because the disciples were clueless.
Because God has a sense of humor.
Because not all bread is the same.

The Bread of Life says, don’t muddle your values like the Pharisees, and the disciples say, huh? We need more grub?

They didn’t get it. He was the Bread.
He was the treasure. No matter what.