“I am the
bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in
me will never thirst.” John 6: 35
In today’s Gospel, we hear
Jesus proclaimed as the “Bread of Life” for all who hunger and thirst. We are often left wanting for more when we
put all our hopes in the world’s ability to take away our hunger and satisfy
our thirst. For those who are searching for more than what the world offers,
Jesus reminds us that it is God who wants to satisfy the longings and hunger of
the human heart.
In the homily I heard this
morning the priest used a quote from Pierre Teilhard Chardin, “The future belongs to those who give the next
generation reason for hope.” When I heard
this quote, it caused me to pause and think. Our world is suffering greatly between
natural disasters, the resurgence of the Covid virus due to the Delta variant, the
flood of migrants at our southern border, and violence in our streets. Where can we find hope in these times? I believe our hope lies in our Gospel reading
today. Our loving God wants to feed both
our spiritual and physical hunger. God rains
down bread from Heaven to feed the people’s physical hunger and Jesus teaches
them about how God wants to satisfy the desires of our hearts.
We are transformed through
the Eucharist. Each time we receive the Eucharist
our spiritual hunger is satisfied. May
we always seek the Lord who desires to feed us.
God’s grace transforms us through the Eucharist. We are invited to reflect during this week about our spiritual hunger and thirst and seek out the Lord who always feeds us.
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