In our gospel this Sunday (John 6:35, 41-51) Jesus and the crowd cannot understand each other: they cannot see beyond Jesus’ earthly status (poor, illegitimate) to see the divine within him. Jesus calls us to a new way of seeing which will transform the way we see the world, one another and ourselves.

In our gospel this Sunday (John 6:35, 41-51) Jesus and the crowd cannot understand each other: they cannot see beyond Jesus’ earthly status (poor, illegitimate) to see the divine within him. Jesus calls us to a new way of seeing which will transform the way we see the world, one another and ourselves.

It is easy to have faith when our bellies are full and life is good, but not so easy when times are tough.  In our Exodus reading, the people of God are wandering around in cloud and dust. They don’t know where they are going, they don’t know when they will get there, and they are sugar lowed.  God complains about their lack of faith but still provides them with the food they need when they need it. In the gospel Jesus has already fed the people but they demand further proof before they will believe. 

This week's readings ask us to look again at the work of God in the world around us. They open for us new ways of seeing to reveal a vision of God’s kingdom that is not what we expected…