Out of this World

How many times have we heard it said; too much of anything is not good for us? It is true, if we abuse one thing or another, eventually, it will have a way of controlling our mind set and way of life. Or how many times have we heard it said; there is no such thing as a sure thing? This is also true; nothing in this life is for certain, right?
In today’ Gospel reading taken from, John 6, Jesus speaks to the contrary of both of these statements. He tells us, “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.” These words are the essence of Christianity, not only does the Lord tell us that, yes, he did come down from heaven to save us, but that it is he, and only he, that is the life for the world. If we as Christians truly believed these words spoken by our Lord, we would be running to our Lord every chance we get to receive the living bread; his flesh that was ransomed for the salvation of the world.
No, too much of anything is not good for us, and nothing in this world is for certain. But he, who is not of this world, calls to us and says, “Whoever eats this bread will live forever.” Sure sounds to me, the more we make an effort to partake in this offering, the closer our relationship will be the Lord; he shall dwell within us, give us life, and raise us up on the last day. It is the only thing we can never get enough of, a guaranteed sure thing for the world that is, “out of this world.”