The bread God gives is the One who comes from heaven and gives life to the world.” And they said to him, “Give us this bread always.”
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall never be hungry, and whoever believes in me shall never be thirsty.
REFLECTION:
Stephen is stoned to death in the first reading. But what’s remarkable in the passage is the mention of the presence and approval of another young man
by the name of Saul.
Stephen commends his spirit to the Lord before he dies, full of trust in Jesus who, in the Gospel, speaks of himself as the “Bread of Life”.
It is fascinating to think that Stephen’s witness before his death must have had an impact on Saul.
Surely, there was something in Stephen’s courage that must have struck something deep in Saul.
The witness of a good life is the best preaching of the Good News we can make.
There’s a line that’s sometimes attributed to St. Francis of Assisi (though the attribution is most likely inaccurate):
“Preach the Gospel at all times; use words when necessary”.
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