What is the Bread of Life for You?

 

3rd Week of Easter, Thursday

Acts 8:26-40

Meditation

What is the Bread of Life for You?

The Ethiopian eunuch was an important official. It is noteworthy that a eunuch was holding a high profile job in the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). Society has recognized the worth of every individual of all ages. Sadly, sometimes we disregard the neuter gender. It is possible that they can contribute to the well-being of the society. Now we note the third gender rights and their place is recognized in the society.

The eunuch was coming from Jerusalem, and he was reading the book of Isaiah. Eunuch was reading about the suffering servant and Messiah. Eunuch was not able to understand the text and so seeks Philp help led by the spirit eunuch asks for baptism at a water pool. We note that  Philip disappears to preach the gospel in all the towns until he reaches Caesarea.

What is it that is blocking us to be Baptized in Spirit again as born new Christians?

Gospel: 6:44-51

Meditation

‘No one comes to me unless he was drawn by my father. One who has seen me has seen the Father. If you have learned from the Father, you will come to me, says Jesus. ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life.  Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.  I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’

It is the Father who calls us to himself. If you know the Father, you know the Son. If you see the Son, you have seen the Father. Jesus says, “I am the bread of life” He is the eternal life-giving bread. If we eat of his body as bread, we have no death; but have life eternal. Do I long to have eternal life? Do you know what to do to have eternal life? What is the bread of life for you?

Do you believe in the bread which gives eternal life?

Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

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