Note: There should be two slices of bread today....Again I missed the cutoff deadline yesterday. It has changed once more. Today I'm safely within it...Enjoy the double dose!
.Courtesy of Marc Pelletier
I Am the Bread of Life
John 6: 30-35
30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given 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 the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
Several ingredients come together for today's slice: This beautiful "Easter photo" taken by colleague, Marc Pelletier, to help us savor the glory of the Resurrection; the martyrdom of St. Stephen (Acts7: 51-8: 1a), and part of the Discourse on the Eucharist. All signs and wonders, all food for the soul. Beauty counterbalances the ugly side of life, and reminds us, "through a glass darkly" of the wonders that await us, a poor man's glimpse of what Stephen saw as he was being stoned to death. The declaration of Jesus as the Bread of Life tops off this faith-building trio and outweighs them all. We can actually partake of the Bread of Life and never go hungry or thirsty. If possible (and even more difficult during the Pandemic) might we take advantage of this gift as often as we can, even daily, or at least weekly. How can we deny our souls this taste of beauty, this life-giving bread?
Bro. Rene
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