Gospel
John 6:22-29
Do not work for food that cannot last, but for food that endures to eternal life
After Jesus had fed the five thousand, his disciples saw him walking on the water. Next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side saw that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that the disciples had set off by themselves. Other boats, however, had put in from Tiberias, near the place where the bread had been eaten. When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into those boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Jesus. When they found him on the other side, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’
Jesus answered:
‘I tell you most solemnly,
you are not looking for me because you have seen the signs
but because you had all the bread you wanted to eat.
Do not work for food that cannot last,
but work for food that endures to eternal life,
the kind of food the Son of Man is offering you,
for on him the Father, God himself, has set his seal.’
Then they said to him, ‘What must we do if we are to do the works that God wants?’ Jesus gave them this answer, ‘This is working for God: you must believe in the one he has sent.’
Reflection
Today Christ sent us a message while food is important to give us nourishment and strength do not over indulge. More than that I believe this message is beyond food . It is also not to chase the treasure of the earth to the point of forgetting God. Instead Christ want us to look for food that will nourish the soul and give us eternal life. What is food for the soul?
Let us pray
Lord Jesus today you remind us the importance of food for the soul. May we continue to seek your word as we continue to seek food for the soul as we continue on this journey of faith.
Amen
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