The Jews were arguing among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
So Jesus replied, “Truly, I say to you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink
his blood, you have no life in you. The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives
eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
“My flesh is really food, and my blood is truly drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my
blood, live in me, and I in them. Just as the Father, who is life, sent me, and I have life from
the Father, so whoever eats me will have life from me. This is the bread from heaven; not like
that of your ancestors, who ate and later died. Those who eat this bread will live forever.”
READ: Jesus said that he is the living bread from heaven. The one who eats such bread will
live forever. The bread which Jesus will give is his flesh. He will give it for the life of the world.
The Jews were arguing among themselves as to how Jesus can give them his flesh as food.
Jesus told them that they will never have eternal life unless they eat his flesh and drink his
blood. Jesus’ flesh is the real food and his blood is the real drink. The Father has life. The
Father sent Jesus. Jesus has life from the Father. Consequently, the one who eats Jesus’
flesh will also have life from Jesus. Jesus is the true bread from heaven.
REFLECT: Jesus is the true bread from heaven. He is the living bread that gives life.
Those who eat his bread and drink his blood will live forever. In our participation in the
Eucharist, receiving Jesus in the form of bread and wine, we have life from Jesus.
The life we have from Jesus also entails the conforming of our life to that of Jesus.
The more we receive Jesus’ body and blood, the more we have the chance of
aligning our values to the life-giving attitude of Jesus.
PRAY: Let us pray that our reception of Jesus in the Eucharist may truly transform
our lives for the better.
ACT: Let us think of a couple of Christian values we want exemplify, and start practicing
them along with our reception of Jesus in the Eucharist.
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