“This is the bread that came down from heaven… whoever eats this bread will live forever.”
In the past few days, the gospel dwelt on John 6 and focused on Spiritual Hunger. In our lives, we experienced grief, depression, anger and fear. Our spirit becomes weak, we become agitated, falling into temptations and losing confidence in ourselves and to God.
Our bodies are more than just a physical-being, we are created with a mind, a body, and a spirit. Each one of these elements completes and balance us. If one of these is out of balance, we feel lost and hopeless. We become malnourished. In effect, our entire body becomes weak and vulnerable to making less accurate decisions. So, just as we need food to nourish our bodies, we also need mental food for our minds and spiritual food for our spirits. Jesus is the bread of life that nourishes us and keeps us from hunger and thirst. Without Him we will always be hungry and looking for something to feed on.
Jesus cares about our hunger. Jesus never gives up on us. As soon as He sees us falling away from Him - searching for nourishment in other ways - He pulls us on until we realize that He is what we really needed in the first place. Go to Jesus, talk to Him, sing to Him, read His Words.
As you begin to focus on Him you become at peace and know that you are not alone and that Jesus is right there with you and will take care of all your needs. Jesus is the bread of life that becomes the spiritual food we need to nourish our spirits, which then gives us the mental nourishment we need for our bodies, minds and souls.
Almighty Father, only You gives and sustains life. We are helpless before both physical and spiritual death. You have given us the grace of life through Jesus' giving of His life for us and to us. You have given us power over physical death through his resurrection. This is beyond our understanding; yet we believe. Our belief is renewed and strengthened today. While sharing this life together, we drink the cup together with deepest gratitude and reverent praise.
Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
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