THE BREAD OF PURPOSEFUL LIVING
It is natural for people to seek Jesus for they have eaten food free of charge. But the attitude of the people begins to change when Jesus challenges them not to go after perishable food but seek after the food which endures to eternal life. Jesus intends to bring the people to a higher level – from the physical to the spiritual. The real issue concerns the person of Jesus, for he is the bread that has come from heaven to give life to the world. The listeners immediately turn their attention to the manna that their fathers ate and survived in the wilderness. Even here Jesus corrects their understanding that it was not Moses who gave bread but God the Father. The point is clear: God the Father Who provided food when people were hungry in the wilderness now sends His Son as the bread of life. In the First Reading the murmurings of the people for food in the wilderness results in the spectacular provision of manna. In the Second Reading Paul exhorts the Ephesians to abandon the old and sinful way of living to embrace the new way consisting of righteousness and holiness.
Liturgical materials for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Tamil Response Hymn - https://youtu.be/jXXu1MiPIzk
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