Upon their return unto Jesus, "The Apostles gathered themselves together (probably at Capernaum) and told Him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught." But there were so many people "coming and going" that "they had no leisure so much as to eat;" so Jesus desiring to be alone with the Twelve said, "Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile." So they entered a ship privately and sailed from the Capernaum side to the northwest coast. But some of the people saw them departing and ran on foot around the northern coast of the lake. Other people saw these running, and joined them so that when Jesus and the Twelve landed, there were hundreds if not thousands of people there to greet them. As evening approached, the disciples asked Jesus to send the multitude away, so they could go to their cities and buy something to eat. [Sidenote: Another Manifestation.] It was on this occasion that Peter witnessed another manifestation of the power of God, and had repeated the valuable lesson he learned over a year before, when he made a miraculous draught of fishes; viz., That obedience to Christ's words always brings comfort and happiness. Instead of sending the multitude away hungry, Jesus said, "Whence shall we buy bread that these might eat?" [Sidenote: The Multitude Fed.] Philip answered, "Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little." But from five barley loaves and two small fishes, Jesus, by some process natural to Him but miraculous to us, fed that vast crowd of people, numbering about five thousand. Peter assisted not only in distributing the bread and fish among the companies, but also in gathering the twelve baskets full left. No doubt he was one of those who said, "This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world." Let us hope, however, that he was not one of those who would have taken Jesus by force to make Him king. Footnotes: 1. Luke 6:13. 2. Acts 4:13. 3. Mark 5:22-23. 4. Mark 5:24. 5. Luke 8:45. 6. Mark 5:34. 7. Luke 8:52, 53. 8. Mark 6. 9. Matt. 10:5-42. LESSON 5 Peter's Faith Tested "_The steps of faith fall on the seeming void, but find the rock beneath._" "_All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen._" [Sidenote: Genuine Faith.]