What am I doing this for?

Every once in a while, as we struggle through yet another day filled with all of the stress and toil of our lives, we may ask ourselves this question:

What am I doing this for?

In today’s Gospel (John 6:24-35), our loving Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gives us an answer and an alternative:

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