In the Gospel of John we read about the curiosity of the people regarding who Jesus was?  When Jesus performed the miracle of feeding the 5,000, the people were interested.  Interested, not so in having their eternal longings satisfied, but in having there earthly needs being satisfied.

Jesus called them to a higher plane – the spiritual; He wanted them and He wants us to realize that although the daily necessities need to be obtained; the spiritual must be primary.

St. Francis deSales advises us, “He asks for your heart.  Give it such as it is ….”   

Jesus is the Bread of Life.  Jesus’ offers each one us the deepest, most profound and most rewarding friendship possible – friendship with God!   de Sales also said,  “Our entire good consists not only in accepting the truth of God’s Word, but in preserving in it.”

The movie 42 tells the story of the difficult challenges facing anybody who puts listening to and following God ahead of everything else.

Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey “…accomplished the works of God because they believed in Jesus and followed His will by their actions.

May each one of us, not only believe in Jesus, but also, follow Him.

 St. Francis de Sales reminds us of our goal in life, “What is the prize if it is not Jesus Christ?”

May God Be Blessed!