Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.

There is a story that comes from Scotland out of the old, sad days when men killed one another because their faith was divided by bitter loyalties which seemed irreconcilable. On pain of death persecuted sects were forbidden to gather on the Lord’s Day to worship except in places that were authorized. But there were resolute souls who said to unjust laws and their promulgators, "We must obey God rather than men," and went on worshiping in barns and cottages, in secluded spots by the sea or far from the maddening crowd in gloomy forest.

One Sabbath morning a Scottish lass was on her way across the moors to the place of secret meeting when she su…