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 John 6:52-59

Nourishment for Eternal Life

⁵² Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

⁵³ Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. ⁵⁴ Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. ⁵⁵ For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. ⁵⁶ Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. ⁵⁷ Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” ⁵⁹ He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

The possibility of the existence of a "Fountain of Youth" has fascinated explorers for centuries.  We want to live forever, it seems, and will go to no ends to find the way to do so. However, Jesus makes a way available to grant us a life greater than just life on this planet:  life with him and the Father for all eternity. It's the life that comes though what we call "The Eucharist" or "Holy Communion,"  and it is available daily, or at least weekly. We have been offering these slices of Daily Bread for a few days now, so important is this gift.  May we arrange our lives to take advantage of of this gift and opportunity as often as we can.

Bro. Rene

Dear God, give me the motivation and energy to take advantage of receiving the Bread of Life as often as I can. Amen.