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Christine Colliar
March 30, 2025
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John 6: 25-40 (NRSVA)
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ 26 Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.’ 28 Then they said to him, ‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’ 29 Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’ 30 So they said to him, ‘What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”’ 32 Then Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ 34 They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’
35 Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; 38 for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. 40 This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day.’
The crowd had been there when Jesus fed five thousand people. Now, they have followed him, they want more food. Jesus helps them see beyond physical need for food, to their deep, grumbling, hunger for truth and life.
He helps them understand that it’s a special type of bread that can satisfy this hunger.
A bread that lets them live life in all its fullness.
He tells them, ‘I am that bread.’
Jesus is the real bread.
He is the Bread of God, come down out of heaven to give life to the world.
Jesus nourishes us beyond our understanding.
He nourishes us so that our hearts are full and our spirits soar.
Jesus nourishes us at the heavenly banquet, where we are in God’s presence and glory.
Prayer:
Jesus, you ask us to come to you with our hunger,
so you can fill us with the Bread of Life.
Feed us with the truth that really satisfies,
and give us what we need for life that lasts forever.
Help us not to chase after things that only leave us empty,
but to seek you, the Bread of God,
whose presence fills us up and gives us peace.
Amen
What can I do? Feed The Hungry UK tackles food poverty in nations all over the world: https://feedthehungry.org.uk/projects/
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