29 Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. 30 Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them, 31 so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”

33 The disciples said to him, “Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”

34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”

They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”

35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; 36 and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. 37 They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

Matthew 15:29-37 - World English Bible

This passage from Matthew presented Jesus as the Master, both Teacher and Healer. Like the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, Jesus went up onto a mountain and sat (a traditional posture for teaching). His mode of teaching the Good News, however, was action; he cared for those at his feet. He healed and fed the multitudes with bread and fish. In the food miracle, the number seven was significant; it represented fullness, completion. He blessed seven loaves; his followers collected seven baskets afterwards. Just as he made those with illness whole, he also filled the hungry crowd. Wholeness, then was the lesson of the Good News and, in response, the people praised God.

Do you feel whole when you hear the Good News?