The Bread of Heaven: How the Resurrection Nourishes and Sends
“For the Souls in Purgatory – Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord”
John 6:35-40
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.
Grace Prayed For
Pray for the grace of spiritual hunger and receptivity—to desire Jesus as the Bread of Life, and to be nourished so deeply by Him that you are compelled to share Him with others.
Reflection
The Risen Jesus whispers to the depths of your soul: “I am the living bread… whoever eats this bread will live forever.” In His Resurrection, He is not only victorious over death—He becomes your nourishment, your sustenance, your strength for the journey. Every time you draw near to Him in faith, it is because the Father Himself is drawing you closer, wooing your heart toward the heart of His Son.
Jesus offers His very flesh for the life of the world, and He invites you to feed on Him—not as a distant idea, but as an intimate, transformative reality. His body, broken for you; His blood, poured out for you; His love, fully given to you. To partake of Him is to allow His life to dwell in you, to be changed from within, and to be sent forth as His witness to a hungry world.
The Resurrection is not simply something we celebrate—it’s something we consume, something that consumes us. In feeding on Jesus, we are commissioned to become bread for others, living sacraments of His presence, drawing others by the same love that has drawn us.
Growing in Intimacy/Union with Jesus
This passage draws you into profound intimacy by inviting you to feed on the very life of Jesus. In receiving Him as the Bread of Life, you enter into communion with His heart, His mission, His very being. The more you partake of Him, the more your life is united with His in love, purpose, and mission.
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Sharing
Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
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