THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Monday of the Third Week of Easter 

Acts 6:8-15

Ps 119

John 6:22-29

Food that perishes

In the gospel reading this morning(Jn 6:22-29), the people come to Jesus looking for more of the bread they ate when Jesus multiplied the loaves and fish. 

In response, Jesus challenges them to work, not for food that cannot last, but for food that endures eternal life. In a sense, Jesus is calling on them to get their priorities right and to put the most energy into what is ultimately important. Yes, Jesus fed their physical hunger in the wilderness, but more importantly, he wants to feed their spiritual hunger, their longing for true life, the life that endures forever eternal life. 

Jesus is concerned when people are physically hungry and when their basic physical needs are not being met, but he always leads us beyond the level of the physical, the material, to more ultimate realities. Jesus takes seriously the horizon of this world in which we live and work, but he also shows us another horizon, a horizon that is not of this world. He wants to lead us towards that other horizon; He wants us to be where He now is so that we can see His glory. If that is to happen, we must believe in him, as he said to the crowds in today’s gospel reading, ‘This is…’ To believe in Him is to relate to Him as He relates to us, to remain in Him as He remains in us. 

Let us pray: Lord Jesus, you alone can satisfy the deepest longing and hunger in our hearts. May we always hunger for the imperishable bread, that we may be satisfied in you alone as the True Bread of Heaven. Amen.

+Remain blessed