The spiritual satisfaction in the bread of life
Prayer
Contemporary Lectionary Prayers
Cycle B
Gospel Note:
While the pericope preceding this one dealt with the
satisfaction of physical hunger, the subject now is spiritual
sustenance. Jesus now prods the crowd who were fed the day before
to turn their attention to the imperishable and enduring food of
eternal life. When asked what task (or "work") they might perform
to earn such bread, Jesus asserts simply "belief in" himself, for
God has given the "true" Bread from above.
Liturgical Color:
Green
Suggested Hymns:
O Bread Of Life From Heaven
Glories Of Your Name Are Spoken
How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Breathe On Me, Breath Of God
O God, My Faithful God
Proper 13 ù Pentecost 11 ù OT 18
Lord, as we have moved through life,
our experiences have shaped us into mature and
responsible adults.
We have learned to ask good questions and
to look for answers which make sense to us.
Sometimes, we have been stretched to pursue
new approaches to persistent problems.
Over the years, we have learned that
new is not always better,
fancy is not always functional, and
cheap is not always a bargain.
These are some of the lessons we have learned.
As people of faith, we also know that being
mature and responsible is not enough.
We must also learn to be faithful.
Questions and answers are helpful up to a point.
Jesus fills the spaces between the questions we
ask and the answers we crave.
Lord, increase our faith.
Fill in the space between our questions and
your answers and make us whole.
Amen.
While the pericope preceding this one dealt with the
satisfaction of physical hunger, the subject now is spiritual
sustenance. Jesus now prods the crowd who were fed the day before
to turn their attention to the imperishable and enduring food of
eternal life. When asked what task (or "work") they might perform
to earn such bread, Jesus asserts simply "belief in" himself, for
God has given the "true" Bread from above.
Liturgical Color:
Green
Suggested Hymns:
O Bread Of Life From Heaven
Glories Of Your Name Are Spoken
How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Breathe On Me, Breath Of God
O God, My Faithful God
Proper 13 ù Pentecost 11 ù OT 18
Lord, as we have moved through life,
our experiences have shaped us into mature and
responsible adults.
We have learned to ask good questions and
to look for answers which make sense to us.
Sometimes, we have been stretched to pursue
new approaches to persistent problems.
Over the years, we have learned that
new is not always better,
fancy is not always functional, and
cheap is not always a bargain.
These are some of the lessons we have learned.
As people of faith, we also know that being
mature and responsible is not enough.
We must also learn to be faithful.
Questions and answers are helpful up to a point.
Jesus fills the spaces between the questions we
ask and the answers we crave.
Lord, increase our faith.
Fill in the space between our questions and
your answers and make us whole.
Amen.
