The culture into which Jesus was born was filled with expectation. At the time, the Jewish people were looking forward to the immanent arrival of the Messiah: the promised One of God. At the same time, there were many other prophets who were foretelling the coming of the Messiah, and each of them was competing for attention by providing signs and indications that would prove his validity.
Enter Jesus. Like all other prophets at the time, he was providing proof of his right to claim the title of Messiah, but unlike the other sages, his words rang true. When the crowds asked him to provide proof, he gave them bread to eat: bread that had been miraculously multiplied, and yet he spoke of another level at which his listeners could understand his role of providing nourishment for them. I am the bread of life, he said, whoever comes to me will never hunger (Jn 6:35).
Even today, Jesus repeats this very same promise to us. He is the source of the eternal bread that will always satiate our hunger. If we turn to him in times of need, he will always listen and he will always give us what we need - not necessarily what we might want, but what we truly need.
Today, and every day, he invites us to turn to him, to trust in him and to believe that he will always fulfill his promise to provide for our needs.
Have a great day.
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