None of the good that we do is ever lost

HOMILY19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 9 August 2009Readings: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 4:30—5:2; Jn 6:41-51We continue with the “bread of life” discourse in Chapter 6 of the Gospel of John.1. Jesus offered his life for us – as bread that is broken, shared, consumed & nourishes.Jesus reveals to us God the Father as a God who gives Himself. This self-giving is expressed most fully