John 6:35,36,41,42 (The Message)
35 Jesus said, "I am the Bread of Life. The person who aligns with me hungers no more and thirsts no more, ever. 36 I have told you this explicitly because even though you have seen me in action, you don't really believe me…. 41 At this, because he said, "I am the Bread that came down from heaven," the Jews started arguing over him: 42 "Isn't this the son of Joseph? Don't we know his father? Don't we know his mother? How can he now say, 'I came down out of heaven' and expect anyone to believe him?"
Jesus was too human for the people of his day. He was Joseph’s son who lived in their midst. He was too human, too real, too common for them to believe he was God’s Son.
We also struggle with things of God being too human. The truth is, the most spiritual (God like) things we can do are often the most human. We dare not be afraid to be human for that is the essence of what it means to be spiritual (eat of the Bread of Life).
Every time we touch intimately, lovingly, compassionately in the midst of the pain and joy of being human, God is there with life giving bread to impart eternal life. This is how human God is!
”To be human is to be spiritual;
to be spiritual is to be human.”
Ron Hinrichs
Prayer thought for the week: “Lord, you created me ‘human’, with your spark of life
in me. Help me to discover the joy of being human. And discover how spiritual it is
to lovingly bring joy to others in our human journey. “
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