John 6:51-58
Jesus gives His whole self to us and invites us to a
deep union with Him. We often imagine God up in the clouds in heaven looking
down at us, maybe distant, maybe disconnected. The Eucharist shows us that God
is involved in the messiness of human life, present to us in Jesus’s body and
blood. Bread is nourishing, bread is for life, bread is food for the journey.
Jesus is all of these things for us. His blood is a reminder of his death, of
the brokenness of this world, of the struggles of people’s lives. Christ
invites people to connect their own sufferings with His.
Jesus, present with us in all of life, invites us into
a deep union with Himself. Flesh and blood means the whole person; ‘the living
bread’ invites us to an even deeper intimacy. It can be a difficult passage to
understand, but perhaps today you might reflect on times you felt sustained by
God, strengthened by God through joyful times and sorrowful times. You might
also reflect on who has been Jesus for you? Where have you seen Christ in this
world, in flesh and blood?
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