Matthew 14:20 (NKJV) So they all ate and were filled, and
they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.
After
Jesus did this miracle, the disciples (and perhaps other people) gathered up
the leftovers after everyone had enough to eat.
They
cleaned up after themselves.
I don't
know what they did with the fragments, but it sure looks like that mountain
wasn't left looking like 5000+ people had been there eating.
How about
us? Sometimes it's easy to put our energy toward the beginning of a project of
a meal or event, but clean up is less exciting. Yet it is an important part of
stewardship.
I used to
camp frequently and the "Good Sam" motto is to leave a campsite
better than you found it. What if we did that wherever we find ourselves? What
if each of us picked up one piece of litter at the park? What if we
consolidated our dirty dishes for the wait staff at the restaurant? What if we
taught our kids (as I saw one lady to) to take a paper towel and wipe around
the sink in the church restroom after they wash their hands?
How much
nicer would God's world look if we cleaned up after ourselves, and took an
extra step to even help clean up after others sometimes too?
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