Readings and Themes for the Week of August 9, 2009

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of August 09, 2009,
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I 1 Kings 19:4-8

An angel brings the exhausted Elijah food and water to sustain him...

Psalm 34

“Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.”

Reading II Ephesians 4:30-5:2

We must forgive one another as God has forgiven us in Christ.

Gospel: John 6:41-51

Whoever eats the bread of life will live forever.

THEME:
Jesus, The Living Bread

In today’s first reading an angel of the Lord comes to the aid of Elijah, providing him with bread and water. Elijah is strengthened for his continuing journey. The Lord Jesus, in today’s Gospel, refers to himself as the bread of life. As we open our hearts to hear God’s word, let us pray that, through the word and the Eucharist, we will be strengthened for our own journey of faith.

Question for Children:

How does your faith nourish you? How does it help your life?

Question for Youth:

Bread nourishes us physically, and Jesus as the living bread nourishes us spiritually.

How can you be more open to Jesus and the ways that he can feed you?

Question for Adults:

What nourishes your life?

What does the phrase “living bread” mean for you?