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
One of my favorites past time reading is aesop fables. I remembered the story of the dog who found a bone. He cross the river and saw another dog in the river with a bigger bone. Because of greed he bark at the dog. The bone drop into the water and was gone.Today Christ talks about do not work for bread that do not last. Christ is advising do not focus on material things because it will not last. How many wars have been fought, how many have been killed because of Greed. What can we do to avoid being materialistic?
Let us pray
Lord Jesus many times we lost sight because of chasing materials . However I know you alone can satisfy the deepest longing and hunger in our hearts. May I always hunger for the imperishable bread, that I may be satisfied in you alone as the True Bread of Heaven.
Amen
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