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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jn 6/51-58 |
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| Background: We continue today with John’s reflections on the Eucharistic meaning of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. The demands that John attributes to Jesus become increasingly outrageous. Yet they are no more outrageous than the claims Jesus actually made during his public life – that he was the unique messenger of the Holy One, that he represented the return of the Kingdom of God that had been swept away at the time of the Babylonian captivity, and that in him and through him a new era of God’s love had begun. John is merely translating these claims into a Eucharistic context. |
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Story: Once upon a time there was a young man who was looking for the perfect young woman to be his wife. One day he encountered a young woman who was looking for the perfect young man. They both turned on the charm and won each other over. They fell hopelessly in love. They both told their families and friends that they had found the perfect spouse. The families and friends remained skeptical. They were both nice young people but far from perfect. They didn’t listen to the poor priest who told them that God was the only perfect lover. You don’t understand, they told him in a kind of condescending tone of voice. The poor priest admitted that he didn’t. Well, they got married and by the time they returned home from their honeymoon they were sadly disillusioned. Neither was perfect, far from it. They knew the priest was right, only God will satisfy the human heart completely, because we were made for God and our hearts will be restless until we rest in Her. So they went to see the poor priest to ask what they should do. He said to them if you try to become more gentle and patient and loving like God is then you’ll be more like God and happier than you are. That’s hard they replied. Who ever said easy said the poor priest.
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