Team Jesus

             Jesus is present when his word is read, and the bread is sanctified. In the gospel, the Jews had a narrow and literal understanding and they failed to realize that Jesus was actually referring to himself. Jesus referred to himself as the "Son of Man" countless times. The word was made flesh in Jesus. People had heard Jesus' stories and parables. They saw his compassionate attitude. They observed him weep but they also saw him in his cheerful mood and best of all, they saw him transport in prayer to his heavenly Father. The wholeness of Jesus' teachings, and the whole of his teachings, and the whole of his life, including the glimpse of glory we saw at his resurrection. They all point to the body, the flesh that we partake each day as we meditate on his person, ponder his life and allow it to transform us into his own body, his own flesh Jesus proclaims that the food He offers endures to eternal life. Bread is not just the word that mus...

Hunger, as defined by “The Free Dictionary”, is: a.)     A strong desire or need for food b.)   The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food. And lastly, c.)   A strong desire or craving We eat for numerous reasons: – either we’re bored, we’re stressed, feeling sad, or simply because it’s part of our daily routine as human beings. But does food alone satisfies our hunger? How about in terms of spiritual emptiness? Can it nourish our weakened spirit? a.)   A strong desire or need for food What is this desire that we need? When we hunger physically, we crave for food, feel empty in the stomach, and we feel weak. But when the spirit is malnourished, we become unenthusiastic to the things that were once our hobby and we are more vulnerable to temptations that lead us to sin. We become easily irritated and tend to shut away those people that care for us. "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph?  Do we no...