Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. (Mark 6: 33-34)

But Mark does not tell us what Jesus taught. In this case Matthew, Luke, and John are also silent. We are certainly told of the miracle Jesus is about to perform. But our witnesses totally neglect to tell us of the teaching in which Jesus, presumably, was addressing the principles that empowered his miracle-working.

The eyes often overcome the ears. We are so distracted by what we see it is as if we cannot hear. We can be impressed by results but often fail to given attention to how the results were produced. We do not - sometimes its seems we cannot - embrace the whole. We each become preoccupied by a part.

Jesus engaged and demonstrated the whole of human potential. He was physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. He was fully attentive to the needs, motivations, and aspirations of others. He knew and understood the limitations of our usual mode of living. Jesus came to help us transcend these limitations and experience the abundance of God's intention.