The Bread King

This election year gives us the spectacle of Obama and McCain feeling important and "called" to lead our country. Both want to be King Of America. 

 

A couple of times in the life of Jesus the people tried to make Him King on their terms. One of these times was just after He had fed thousands of people with a little boys meager lunch. The people wanted a bread king. They wanted a king that took care of their physical needs and for this they were more than ready to crown Him. What did Jesus do? He quickly put the disciples into a boat and sent them away. He then went to a lonely place on the mountain to pray. A few versus later in John 6, He tells the same people who were about to force Him to be their King that He will give them Bread forever, His Body, which is "real food". This Bread will give them eternal life. All but the 12 apostles leave Him!!  Jesus' Kingdom is a mysterious place. Its laws, rituals, and sacraments have to do with loving enemies, feeding the hungry, carrying a cross, dying to self, walking in humility, preaching the gospel, baptizing, holiness, unity, the Eucharist... He is the Bread King and His Body is our Bread. He told Pilate that His Kingdom is not of this world, but glory to His name, it is the hope for this world's kingdom of attachment and sin.

 

Whoever wins in November, let us pray that he will have a deep conversion to the Bread King!

 

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