“Sir, give us this bread always.”
Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus' words are often misunderstood. When speaking with the Samaritan woman about the living water John 4:1-46) she misunderstood him. She understood “water” in a strict material sense. Today’s word of Christ on the “true bread of heaven” has been misunderstood from the very opening of chapter 6 of John gospel. However, Jesus is very clear that, the bread that he is speaking about is not the perishable food, but the “bread of God”, “the Son of Man”, the person of Jesus, who is the eternal food (John 6:27; Isaiah 55:2). Jesus says: “Im the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst” (John 6:35). Lord, Jesus give us this bread always! Amen.
Fr. Georges R. Bidzogo sac