Seriously--you forgot the bread??

Matthew 16:5 reads, in reference to Jesus' disciples: "When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread."

Ha! Of course they did--a group of twelve men! So typical!
(Did I just say that out loud?)

Were there no women around to ask, "Do you think you should pack something to eat for later?"

It's even funnier when Jesus says to them, after the fact, that they need to be on their guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees and they are convinced he's referring to forgetting the bread!

It seems they expected from Jesus the same kind of sarcastic disapproval that they might have received from the women in their lives. Like the times when my husband is scratching his head, not sure how to respond to some enigmatically snide comment I've made, assuming it must somehow be related to yet another perceived shortcoming of his.

Sadly, my husband is often right and I'm often out of line.

But Jesus isn't like me--yay!! And He was simply trying to tell them something true about God and life--not berate them for being forgetful. Hmmm . . . . an example worth following.