In verses 13–21 we saw faith in the face of need. Now in the second picture of faith, we see faith in the face of fear. We know from John’s account of these stories that after this miraculous feeding the people were ready to crown Jesus as king right there on the spot (John 6:14–15). Of course, Jesus knew that that was not the Father’s plan, and therefore He and the disciples needed to get away as quickly as possible. The story of Jesus walking on water reveals