A sower went out to sow....

Even when we come from a good meal, we all still hunger for something. Unfortunately, many among us hunger for solid food but cannot afford it. And those who have enough of every day food hunger for other things.

Just ask yourself; what do I most hunger for: health, money, love, truth, prestige, a promotion? The list can be longer and longer. Jesus discussed this issue with those who sought Him after He had multiplied the five barley loaves and so fed a huge crowd. When they rushed around the lake to catch up with Jesus, were they simply hungry again? Were they hungry for things which satisfy the body or for that which satisfies the heart and soul? Jesus then faces the crowd and when He began to speak to them, He echoes a question posed by the prophet Isaiah, “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?”

There are two kinds of hunger: physical and spiritual hunger. The physical hunger we can satisfy; we can and even should also satisfy the physical hunger of those who have not enough to eat. But only God can satisfy the spiritual hunger – the hunger for truth, for life and for love; the hunger for justice, for goodness and for holiness.

Jesus also spoke about the works of God and what we must do to be doing the works of God. His answer sounds very simple: we do the works of God when we believe in God’s Son whom He – out of love – has sent into the world to save the world. Here Jesus offers a new relationship with God who issues in a new kind of life: a life of love and service; a life of forgiveness of others which corresponds to God’s mercy and kindness; a life of holiness and purity which corresponds to God’s holiness; a life of submission and trust which corresponds to the wisdom of God. This is the work which Jesus directs us to do and enables us to perform in the power of the Holy Spirit.