Bread of Heaven

Reflecting on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Three Days after Sunday (Year C)

Scripture

For information on semicontinuous and complementary readings in the season after Pentecost or Ordinary Time, click here.

Semicontinuous: Psalm 119:17-32; Amos 9:5-15; John 6:41-51

Complementary: Psalm 119:97-104; Deuteronomy 12:1-12; John 6:41-51

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Prayer

Life-giving God, heal our lives, that we may acknowledge your wonderful deeds and offer you thanks from generation to generation through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Revised Common Lectionary)

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Reflection

John 6:41-51

You broke the loaves,
not just once, but endlessly—
in wildernesses of want,
on hillsides thick with hunger,
in hearts starved for more
than barley and fish.