"Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?"
Mark 8:14-21
This is an interesting exchange where Christ and the disciples were definitely on different pages. Christ was talking symbolically about the influence of powerful groups in more of a political way, and the disciples were focused on the literal meaning of leaven, perhaps because they were hungry, or feeling bad about not being prepared.
Christ makes it very clear though that they don't need to think about whether they have enough bread... and I think the overall message to us is here as well. We're worried about the wrong things. We're not trusting God enough, and not thinking enough about his words. Today, let's try to do better in both of those areas, and put God's concerns above our own desires and guilt so that we can see the bigger picture, with God's help. :)
