Following the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus sends his disciples by boat to Bethsaida. Jesus, in the meantime, spends time in prayer. Jesus, aware that the boat is struggling in a high wind, walks out to the boat and is about to "pass them by." The disciples are terrified, but Jesus quiets them, along with the wind. The disciples response is amazement, rather than faith, for "they did not understand about the loaves." In this passage we are reminded yet again of the fact that there were many who saw Jesus and yet never truly believed. The disciples were slow to believe, and yet we should be thankful for the patience and compassion of Jesus as He continued to reveal Himself to them time and time again.