Gospel: John 6:35-40
And this is the will of the one who sent
me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should
raise it on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who
sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him
on the last day.”
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Reflection:
Is Jesus the center of your life? Well and good if yes for this is how it should be. Jesus must be the center of your life. Not money, not power or anything that is worldly it should be Jesus! Why Jesus and not anything that belongs to this world? Because when you have Jesus in your life you already have the greatest treasure that gives eternal life.
Life in this world is fleeting; we could leave this ephemeral world anytime, what would happen to us if Jesus is not the center of our life? For example, if our motivation of living in this world is all about material things, power and enjoyment. What’s next after material things, power and enjoyment? Nothing for it’s already the dead end for a person without God. This is the danger of not having Jesus in our lives and not making Jesus the center of our lives.
In our gospel, Jesus said to the crowds: “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst (John 6:35). If we deeply believe in this statement of Jesus we will indeed not experience hunger and thirst anymore. Hunger and thirst for what? Hunger and thirst for whatever this world will offer us.
Is Jesus the center of your life right now? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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