JESUS, THE LIVING BREAD

Jesus said, “I am the Living Bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this Bread will live for ever,” (Jn 6:51). Christ is the Living Bread and offers eternal life to those who come to Him.

Bread is an essential need. Jesus is the source of our needs and He taught us to pray “Give us this day our daily bread.” There is also a spiritual hunger. This spiritual hunger desires for the life eternal that only Jesus Christ, the Living Bread and the source of eternal life, can give.

We need the Word of God and the Eucharist to renew our soul and to sustain our body in order to live on earth. A healthy body is important if we are to enjoy the quality of life that glorifies God. Christ came down from heaven to live with us so that we enable to live a Christ centered life. Christ centered life will impact the world and make us more readily to share His love, compassion, kindness and forgiveness.

Pope Francis said that the Eucharist “is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak,” (Evangelii Gaudium, The Joy of the Gospel, no. 47).

“Taste and see the Lord is good,” (PS 33).