- miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and the fish, a symbol of the future Eucharist
- He continues to do the same, down the centuries, tending to our needs and comforting us with his word and with the nourishment of his own body
- Jesus’ private prayer, in an interlude between one demanding activity and another, teaches us that every Christian needs to take time out for recollection, to speak to his Father, God
- The Church, like the apostles’ boat, also gets into difficulties, and Jesus who watches over his Church comes to its rescue also, after allowing it wrestle with obstacles and be strengthened in the process. He gives us encouragement: “Take heart, it is I; have no fear”
- Jesus taught Peter to realize, from his own experience, that all his strength came from our Lord and that he could not rely on his own resources, on his own weakness and wretchedness
- “When you approach the tabernacle remember that he has been awaiting you for twenty centuries” (St Josemaría Escrivá, (The Way, 537)
