Gospel: John 6:24-35
When the crowd saw
that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats
and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. And when they found him across the sea
they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered them and said,
“Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but
because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but
for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.
For on him the Father, God, has set his seal. So they said to him, “What can we
do to accomplish the works of God? Jesus answered and said to them, “This is
the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent. So they said to him, “What
sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our
ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from
heaven to eat. So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not
Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from
heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives
life to the world.”
So they said to him,
“Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever
comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
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Reflection:
A newlywed couple created
a business to sustain their family, they soon after achieved material success.
However they also noticed that they were always busy and they rarely had peace
and harmony in their family.
If you only go after
material success and you forget Jesus there surely would be emptiness in your
life. No matter how rich you become there would still be emptiness. In fact the
richer you become the deeper emptiness that you will have. Why? This is for the
reason that material success only no matter how big will not give you
peace and contentment.
In the gospel, the
crowd who ate bread and fish in the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves was again looking for Jesus (John
6:24). They were looking for Jesus for they were once again hungry. The effect
of the bread and fish that filled them is now gone and they were looking for
Jesus because they want to eat again.
Thus Jesus told
them; you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the
loaves and were filled (John 6:26). The perishable bread and fish that they ate
became their main reason for looking for Jesus. It was not Jesus Himself the
true Bread of Life that they were looking for.
If you look for
Jesus, do not look for Him because of the things that you can get from Him.
Look and hunger for Jesus because of your love for Him. And once your love for
Jesus becomes your motivation for your hunger for Him. You now can truly say
that you have already found the true and imperishable Bread of Life. Thus, you
will never hunger anymore with whatever this world will offer you.
Have you already
found the True and Imperishable Bread of Life? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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