Jesus doesn’t expect much from people he didn’t call, but Jesus expects much from those he does call. In the context of grace, which if freely given, this verse seems to get to the heart of the tension between physical needs and spiritual needs. For those Jesus calls, he teaches a difficult lesson about the difference between the bread that endures for eternal life and the bread that perishes.
Jesus is the Bread of Life and faith calls us to work toward knowing He who was sent.
In the reading from Acts today it was written, “And all who sat in the council looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.” This look on Stephen’s face is the fruit of his work in believing in him whom God has sent.
Lord Jesus, you are truly sent. Help us to trust in you. Grant us the grace to know you more intimately.
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