John 6:27
“Do
not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life…”
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.
Let us pray +
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. This is beyond our understanding;
yet we believe. Amen +
Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!
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