August 1, 2021: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

God miraculously provided for His people as they journeyed in the desert after they complained about the lack of food, especially in comparison to Egypt, of all places.

When the crowd gathered to hear Jesus teach, He miraculously provided food for them.  Yet when they followed after Him, Jesus declares that they come only to get more food.  He invites them to perceive a deeper reality, that God is the One Who satisfies our deepest longings.  

He has done so by sending to us His Son, Jesus Christ.  By His Paschal Mystery, He offers Himself as the Bread of Life, and is our source of Salvation, meeting our greatest need.  So we lay aside our old selves, experiencing renewal as we put on the new self, baptized to be one of His.

We live as one of His, as He lives in us, constantly feeding on Him, because we know He satisfies the hunger and longing of our souls.