1 John 9:7-10 / Mark 6:33-44
We eat to live, though there are some who live to eat.
But whichever way it is, there is like a fine line to it.
As we eat to live, how much do we need to eat and when is that enough?
There are some buffet spreads that tout the slogan "Eat as much as you want!"
So from eating in order to live, we somehow can just slide into eating as though there is no next meal.
So the question is about contentment. When will we be satisfied? When will we say that enough is enough?
The question is not just about food. It spreads across all aspects of our lives and cuts into our desires and needs.
The gospel passage noted that the five thousand men ate as much as they wanted.
But were they contented? Were they satisfied? They filled their stomachs but were their hearts filled?
Jesus came to fill not just our stomachs but our hearts with light in order to see that man does not live on bread alone but on the Word that will be made flesh in us.
In this Eucharist, may we be filled and be contented so that we will know that it is only Jesus that we will ever need in order to live.