THE GOSPEL
John 6:24-35When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there,
they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum
looking for Jesus.
Lord,
we seek you. We follow.
Because we are
hungry for
infinite
life
and
love.
Your Father gave us you.
In all creation,
in searching, repairing, giving,
in every friendship, love, joy and grief,
in all that is difficult, challenging, good, beautiful and true,
be with us always and everywhere, in everything.
Give
us, this day,
the bread that is you.
Fill our hungry hearts and minds
with your love. And give life to all the world.
THE FIRST READING
Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15
On seeing it, the Israelites asked one another, “What is this?”
for they did not know what it was. But Moses told them,
“This is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.”
You called
them out of Egypt.
Their desert hunger was great.
They cried and grumbled
for the fleshpots
of slavery.
You call us too,
out of our cozy comfort,
to fix the climate crisis, feed
the hungry and end discrimination,
and we too grumble and dig in our heels.
We fear to go where you lead
because we’ve never
been there
before.
Give us yourself in the Eucharist.
Give each of us your life.
Make us glad to
become your
journey
now.
THE SECOND READING
Ephesians 4:17, 20-24
Put on the new self, created in God’s way
in righteousness and holiness of truth.
Father
in heaven,
make us totally new.
Help us put on fresh selves.
Give us your way of thinking and being.
Let us please
put on
the
“mind
of Christ.”
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