Bread of Life

Bread of Life

“I am the Bread of life.  He who comes to me will never be hungry; he who believes in me will never thirst.”  (John 6: 35)

Jesus is the genuine Bread of life.  Under the appearance of bread and wine, he gives us himself in the Eucharist.

When I come to Jesus in Holy Communion, what do I seek?  I seek what is promised and I am absolutely sure that I will receive it.  Jesus promises me two things explicitly in John 6: 35.   If I eat him, the Bread of life, then I will never be hungry and I will not know thirst.  O Holy Spirit, what does this mean?  It is said that Scripture is the best commentary of Scripture.  “Man does not live on bread alone, there is life for him in every word that comes from the mouth of God.”  In another place, Jesus said, “Do not worry about what to eat and what to drink.”  We observe that the world is engrossed in food.  They worry about it in the morning, the afternoon, the evening and at all times.  Jesus calls this attitude pagan.  

What is the cure for this disordered attachment to food?  The cure is the Bread of life.  When we consume the Bread of life, little by little, it frees us from the disordered attitude towards food and drink.  It replaces it with the desire for food that lasts forever.