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Reflection for April 21, 2026
The Bread That Never Runs Out
In John 6:30-35, the crowd asks Jesus for a sign, echoing the manna their ancestors received in the desert. “Our ancestors ate manna,” they say, as if to test Him: What can You do that Moses didn’t?
Jesus’ response is startling. He doesn’t diminish the miracle of manna—it was a true gift from the Father. But He reveals its purpose: the manna was never meant to be the final answer. It was a shadow, a prophecy of something greater. It sustained the body for a day, but could not conquer death.
Then Jesus speaks the heart of the Gospel: “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
This is the Eucharist. In every Catholic Mass, the same Jesus who spoke these words offers Himself—not as a symbol, but as the true living bread come down from heaven. The manna satisfied hunger temporarily; the Eucharist transforms us from within, uniting us to Christ and to one another. It is the food of eternal life.
The crowd wanted a sign they could control, a miracle on their terms. But God gives a sign that demands faith: fragile bread that looks like what we eat every day, yet holds the infinite love of the Cross.
Lord Jesus, open my eyes to see the miracle of the altar. Help me to hunger not just for bread that perishes, but for You—the living bread that satisfies the deepest longings of my soul. Amen.