Reflections
“With
the best of wheat he fills you.”
God
has been a provider
to
His
people ever
since He created us.
But the beauty of
His providence
is that He provides for us spiritually
as well as physically. During the
Liturgy
of the Eucharist, as the gifts
are being
prepared, the priest says,
“Through
your goodness we have this
bread to
offer, which earth has given,
it will become for
us the bread
of life.”
We
are nourished by the Eucharist, by the body
and
blood of our Lord Jesus. And that is where
our
life comes from, our hope, our salvation.
All
we have to do is receive Him with a clean heart
and
avoid partaking of the “table of demons”
(1 Cor 10: 20).
Our
Lord's body is real food, and when we eat it
we
are given a share in the divine life. During
the
Mass the celebrant prays, “By the mystery
of
this water and wine may we come to share in
the
divinity of Christ, who humbled Himself
to
share in our humanity.”
St
Paul says in this Sunday's 2nd
reading
that we
all “partake of
the one loaf” (1
Cor 10: 17).
We
share in the
bread of
life,
and our Savior's body
is a source
of nourishment for us. This Sunday's
Gospel
reminds us that Jesus is the living bread
from
heaven. (John 6: 51-58) Praise God!
Amen
Discussion Questions for Reflection
1. The Psalm speaks of our Lord as being a good provider; He fills us with the
best of wheat. Speak of how you are nourished by the real food of the Eucharist.
2. Our psalmist declares that God's word runs swiftly as the Lord sends forth His
command to the earth. These verses allude to the power of God's word in our lives.
Tell of how you receive the word of God and how it affects you.
Since He created human beings, He has been a provider. He provides for us spiritually as well as physically through the Eucharist. He becomes for us the bread of life - the body and blood of Christ which nourishes us, so that our faith can be strengthened. His body becomes real food when we receive it and His blood real drink. At the same time we can share in His divine life while He shares in our humanity.
ReplyDeleteThat’s why Jesus Christ’s body and blood is a source of nourishment - the spiritual food for us.
I long for Him when my spirituality is down. He lifts me up with the hope of resurrection from death. He is the living bread from heaven God offers us. I belong to Him whenever I receive it. Jesus is a real person who abides in me, to guide me and heal me, encourage me. I feel I am in union with Him and closer to Him when I receive Him. He comforts me when I am down. He becomes a life-companion for me. He grants me his peace and satisfies me with the finest wheat. I am not alone; He is with me. For that I praise God because He satisfies me, fills me with the finest of wheat, the body and blood of Christ.