Will work for food

In today’s Gospel (John 6:22-29), our Lord says that we should not be working “for food that perishes”.

In this time of relatively high unemployment and dwindling supplies at food banks, that may not be easy to hear.

But our Lord is not telling people to stop working or to stop eating. Rather, he is warning us about what the focus of our lives should be and upon what we base our life decisions.

Much, if not all, of the economic troubles that beset the world in these days are the result of greed: on the part of perpetrators and even some victims.

While we need to exercise good stewardship of ourselves and most importantly fulfill our responsibilities to those who depend on us, we need to heed our Lord’s words and keep our focus on things that are right, true, and eternally fulfilling.

Do not work for food that perishes
but for the food that endures for eternal life,
which the Son of Man will give you.