Psalm for Sunday, June 11, 2023

Reflections

Psalm 147: 12-13, 14-15, 19-20   (Read)

“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.

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 our 2nd reading 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.   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.