Our deepest hunger
by Georgie Schuster
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I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty (John 6:35).
All week we have been hearing about God’s ability to provide food for our physical bodies, in miraculous ways. But today we come to something deeper.
Bread would have still been fresh in people’s memories. Many would have been part of the large crowd who joined in the feeding of the 5000 as written earlier in the chapter, or if not, they would have heard about it! Jesus, acutely aware of this, needed people to change their focus to eternal matters.
He reveals himself as the bread of life – the source of nourishment that does not spoil or run out.
The people who first heard these words, and the words that followed, grappled with them. They struggled with who they knew Jesus to be (the son of Mary and Joseph) and now he was telling them that he came down from heaven and was/is the bread of life? We, however, have the benefit of hindsight: the Last Supper, Jesus’ death and resurrection, our celebration of holy communion.
We often think that we know what will satisfy us. In our quest to find peace and fulfilment on our own terms we often chase after and consume things that end up leaving us empty and wanting.
The depth of God’s love and commitment to us, however, is unfathomable. There is only one who can truly satisfy our deepest hunger. Father God provided what was needed. He sent Jesus, the bread of life. The offer is made for us to take and eat. What does that mean for you today?
Dear Heavenly Father, for the gift of your Son Jesus, the bread of life, we give you our thanks. Our deepest hunger is fulfilled. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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