Come. Eat My Food

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

"Let whoever is simple turn in here; To the one who lacks understanding, she says, Come, eat of my food, and drink of the wine I have mixed! Forsake foolishness that you may live; advance in the way of understanding." Proverbs 9:4-6

Brothers and sisters: Watch carefully how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise, making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil. 

Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord.  Ephesians 5:15

Piety

Jesus said to the crowds:
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world." John 6:51

Study

When I open the readings for today, I am told that this is the Twentieth Sunday in ordinary time. Let us pray that this past week is not what we can come to expect of “ordinary.”  St. Paul had it very right when he wrote two thousand years ago that the “days are evil.”

The First Reading today invites us to the feast. The Second Reading tells us how to get ready for the feast and how to live afterward.  The Gospel tells us what’s on the menu. God shows us incredible generosity by His invitation.

Action

Jesus wants a true friendship with those who not only eat the bread on Sunday but also who live out the moral code that St. Paul sent to the people of Ephesus and Fairfax.

How will you live out your relationship with Jesus through your charity?