Twice a week during Lent, I plan to give you a sneak peek of my guided journal “Discovering Jesus in the Holy Eucharist through the Bible, the Catechism, and the Saints”.
I hope that you will respond to the Journaling Prompt in your own journal, or you may purchase this journal from this site.
May you have a blessed Lent.
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Discovering Jesus in the Holy Eucharist through the Bible, the Catechism, and the Saints
A 20-Minute-A-Day Guided Prayer Journal, pg. 88 © 2024 Cynthia Love Brewer
Scripture: The Bread of Life Discourse
“Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst’” (John 6:35).
Reflection:
Here again, Jesus is not speaking of physical needs. We all get hungry when we fast or when it’s almost supper time, but that is not the hunger and thirst about which Jesus is speaking. He is communicating in spiritual terms: he wants us to crave him, his teachings, and his way. We will only be satisfied when we fully commit to Jesus. This will require more than only fulfilling our Sunday Mass obligation. When we fall in love, would we be happy with seeing our beloved only once a week?
Prayer:
Lord, you are calling me to a deeper relationship—one in which I will be fully and spiritually satisfied. Help me, Jesus, to realize that I will never be satisfied outside of you.
Journaling Prompt:
What is Jesus saying to me here, and what do I want to say to him?
