Homily for Monday
3d Week of Easter
April 19, 2021
John 6: 22-29
Ursulines, Willow Dr.,
New Rochelle, N.Y.
“You’re looking for
me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled”
(John 6: 26).
Jesus teaching in a synagog
Of course they’re looking for Jesus because they saw a great sign! Perhaps some of these same people had also witnessed Jesus’ healing of the royal official’s servant, which took place at Capernaum, “the 2d sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea” (John 4:46-54).
What they’ve failed
to see is the meaning of the signs, either healing or miraculous feeding. Jesus is right that they can’t see beyond
their stomachs.
Then he tells the
people to “work for the food that endures for eternal life” (6:27), a metaphor
for his teaching, his way of life, his devotion to God his Father.
Assuredly, we need
such a reminder now and then: to put off
our old selves with all their ways (Collect), and to keep our hearts focused on
the true purpose of our lives.
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