John 6:44-51
No one can come to me
unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last
day. It is written in the prophets, `And they shall all be taught by God.'
Every one who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that any
one has seen the Father except him who is from God; he has seen the Father. Truly,
truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your
fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which
comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living
bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live
for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my
flesh."
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Ini’n tag-offer ni
Jesus dato na supernatural na kinabuhi pinaagi nan Ija lawas, an tinood na “bread of life,” amo ini mismo an kinabuhi
ni God na Ija inhatag sa tanan mga minahal Nija na anak.
Pero kon dili nato
dawaton an Ija tag-offer na kinabuhing waya’y katapusan kaiban an Heavenly
Father, dili ‘sab Sija mamugos dato kay taghatagan naman Nija kita nan poder na
magdesisyon para sa ato kaugalingon.
Sa pagdawat nato kan
Jesus isip “bread of heaven,” dili lamang kon sustansiya para sa ato kinabuhi
sanan espiritu an ato indawat kondili pati na an kahimayaan sa umaabot na
kalibutan an ato tagdawat gikan Dija.
Pakighaop o pakighiusa
kan Christ amo’y bunga nan ato pagdawat nan Eucharist o nan Lord’s Supper na
amo’y isab maghatag dato nan kusog para makapanumbalik an ato loving
relationship kan God.
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"Lord Jesus, you
are the living bread which sustains me in this life. May I always hunger
for the bread which comes from heaven and find in it the nourishment and
strength I need to love and serve you wholeheartedly. May I always live in the
joy, peace, and unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, both now and in the
age to come."
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