Friday, April 28, 2017

Food for souls

Today's Gospel reading is the feeding of the 5000 with five barley loaves and two fishes.
The people were amazed at this and who wouldn't be interested in following someone with such power?
There is so much more to this story, however, that bears reflection.
Ultimately a story about the Eucharist and how Christ feeds us with his Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity each time we receive Him in the Eucharist, I am puzzled about why men and women who would follow so readily someone who feeds their bodies often balk at following someone who feeds their souls.
Thank you for giving us Your body as spiritual food to nourish us. Amen.

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