2021년 8월 8일 연중 제19주일
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제1독서
<엘리야는 그 음식으로 힘을 얻어 하느님의 산에 이르렀다.>
열왕기 상. 19,4-8
그 무렵 엘리야는 4 하룻길을 걸어 광야로 나갔다.
그는 싸리나무 아래로 들어가 앉아서, 죽기를 간청하며 이렇게 말하였다.
“주님, 이것으로 충분하니 저의 목숨을 거두어 주십시오.
저는 제 조상들보다 나을 것이 없습니다.”
5 그러고 나서 엘리야는 싸리나무 아래에 누워 잠이 들었다.
그때에 천사가 나타나 그를 흔들면서, “일어나 먹어라.” 하고 말하였다.
6 엘리야가 깨어 보니, 뜨겁게 달군 돌에다 구운 빵과 물 한 병이
머리맡에 놓여 있었다. 그는 먹고 마신 뒤에 다시 누웠다.
7 주님의 천사가 다시 그를 흔들면서,
“일어나 먹어라. 갈 길이 멀다.” 하고 말하였다.
8 엘리야는 일어나서 먹고 마셨다.
그 음식으로 힘을 얻은 그는 밤낮으로 사십 일을 걸어,
하느님의 산 호렙에 이르렀다.
제2독서
<여러분도 그리스도처럼 사랑 안에서 살아가십시오.>
에페소서 4,30-5,2
형제 여러분, 30 하느님의 성령을 슬프게 하지 마십시오.
여러분은 속량의 날을 위하여 성령의 인장을 받았습니다.
31 모든 원한과 격분과 분노와 폭언과 중상을 온갖 악의와 함께 내버리십시오.
32 서로 너그럽고 자비롭게 대하고,
하느님께서 그리스도 안에서 여러분을 용서하신 것처럼
여러분도 서로 용서하십시오.
5,1 그러므로 사랑받는 자녀답게 하느님을 본받는 사람이 되십시오.
2 그리스도께서 우리를 사랑하시고 또 우리를 위하여
당신 자신을 하느님께 바치는 향기로운 예물과 제물로 내놓으신 것처럼,
여러분도 사랑 안에서 살아가십시오.
복음
<나는 하늘에서 내려온 살아 있는 빵이다.>
요한. 6,41-51
그때에 41 예수님께서 “나는 하늘에서 내려온 빵이다.” 하고 말씀하셨기 때문에,
유다인들이 그분을 두고 수군거리기 시작하였다.
42 그들이 말하였다. “저 사람은 요셉의 아들 예수가 아닌가?
그의 아버지와 어머니도 우리가 알고 있지 않는가?
그런데 저 사람이 어떻게 ‘나는 하늘에서 내려왔다.’고 말할 수 있는가?”
43 그러자 예수님께서 그들에게 대답하셨다. “너희끼리 수군거리지 마라.
44 나를 보내신 아버지께서 이끌어 주지 않으시면 아무도 나에게 올 수 없다.
그리고 나에게 오는 사람은 내가 마지막 날에 다시 살릴 것이다.
45 ‘그들은 모두 하느님께 가르침을 받을 것이다.’라고 예언서들에 기록되어 있다.
아버지의 말씀을 듣고 배운 사람은 누구나 나에게 온다.
46 그렇다고 하느님에게서 온 이 말고 누가 아버지를 보았다는 말은 아니다.
하느님에게서 온 이만 아버지를 보았다.
47 내가 진실로 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
믿는 사람은 영원한 생명을 얻는다.
48 나는 생명의 빵이다.
49 너희 조상들은 광야에서 만나를 먹고도 죽었다.
50 그러나 이 빵은 하늘에서 내려오는 것으로, 이 빵을 먹는 사람은 죽지 않는다.
51 나는 하늘에서 내려온 살아 있는 빵이다.
누구든지 이 빵을 먹으면 영원히 살 것이다.
내가 줄 빵은 세상에 생명을 주는 나의 살이다.”
August 8, 2021
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
1 Kgs 19:4-8
until he came to a broom tree and sat beneath it.
He prayed for death saying:
“This is enough, O LORD!
Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
He lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree,
but then an angel touched him and ordered him to get up and eat.
Elijah looked and there at his head was a hearth cake
and a jug of water.
After he ate and drank, he lay down again,
but the angel of the LORD came back a second time,
touched him, and ordered,
“Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you!”
He got up, ate, and drank;
then strengthened by that food,
he walked forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God, Horeb.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the LORD;
the lowly will hear me and be glad.
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Glorify the LORD with me,
Let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
And delivered me from all my fears.
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Look to him that you may be radiant with joy.
And your faces may not blush with shame.
When the afflicted man called out, the LORD heard,
And from all his distress he saved him.
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
The angel of the LORD encamps
around those who fear him and delivers them.
Taste and see how good the LORD is;
blessed the man who takes refuge in him.
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Reading 2
Eph 4:30—5:2
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,
with which you were sealed for the day of redemption.
All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling
must be removed from you, along with all malice.
And be kind to one another, compassionate,
forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.
So be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love,
as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us
as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.
Alleluia
Jn 6:51
R. Alleluia, alleluia.I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;
whoever eats this bread will live forever.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Jn 6:41-51
The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said,“I am the bread that came down from heaven, ”
and they said,
“Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph?
Do we not know his father and mother?
Then how can he say,
‘I have come down from heaven’?”
Jesus answered and said to them,
“Stop murmuring among yourselves.
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him,
and I will raise him on the last day.
It is written in the prophets:
They shall all be taught by God.
Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.
Not that anyone has seen the Father
except the one who is from God;
he has seen the Father.
Amen, amen, I say to you,
whoever believes has eternal life.
I am the bread of life.
Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died;
this is the bread that comes down from heaven
so that one may eat it and not die.
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.”
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Today’s passage from the First Book of Kings has God empowering His prophet. The Psalm is an expression of thanksgiving for God’s deliverance. In the second reading, Paul calls for denunciation to be replaced with compassion. In the Gospel, Jesus responds to the crowd’s doubts following His statements concerning His connection to the Father and the promise of eternal life.
Direct statements are not always welcome. I have a habit of saying too much. I have often been told that I need to use more restraint. In my case that was probably correct, but perhaps not for both Elijah and Jesus.
Elijah has through God’s grace worked a great miracle. His next action was to vanquish a large portion of his religious opposition. In the passage from the First Book of Kings, we find Elijah fleeing for his life from the wife of the Hebrew king.
Jesus has through the Father’s grace worked a great miracle. His next action was to make some bold statements. In the passage from the Gospel of John, we find Jesus facing skepticism and criticism from the Hebrew leaders.
Both Elijah and Jesus are at transformative moments. Elijah is depressed and afraid for his life until a messenger from God reorients him onto a pilgrimage to the holy mountain. Jesus draws strength from the Father and reenforces His message.
I have been spending time with my three-year-old twin grandchildren. Recently I have been struck by two features of their current state of development: their enjoyment of the familiar, and their literalism. Perhaps my awareness of these two features is impacting my view of today’s readings.
Elijah’s mission is addressing Israel’s drifting away from Yahweh as the people adopt the ways of the surrounding culture. Jesus reminds those present of the unwarranted lack of faith that was apparent during His people’s historical journey. I see Paul’s warning against bitterness in the passage from the letter to the Ephesians paralleling Jesus’ response to the murmurings in today’s Gospel by those individuals tied to a particular structure. I find myself drawn to see Jesus’ self-identification as the Way to the Father serving as something enabling rather than (as some may find it) exclusionary.
While prophets may not have been welcome in their own place and time, I like to consider Jesus and the prophets leading people through the passageway to experiencing God’s transcendence. My prayer today is a consideration of that path.
Dear Lord,
Guide me in a spirit of gratitude for the fulfillment that the Spirit brings.
Help me not to fall victim to shortcomings and frustrations.
Keep me from the temptation of engaging in “armchair” criticism.
Strengthen my awe of God’s transformative power as I look forward.
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TONGUE LASHING
“Do nothing to sadden the Holy Spirit.” —Ephesians 4:30
We either sadden or gladden the Spirit by the use of our tongue. Our tongues control not only our bodies but even the movement of the Spirit (Jas 3:2). Therefore “never let evil talk pass your lips; say only the good things men need to hear, things that will really help them” (Eph 4:29). “Get rid of all bitterness, all passion and anger, harsh words, slander, and malice of every kind” (Eph 4:31).
Also, we must control our tongues so that “seldom is heard a discouraging word.” For example, the great Elijah began to speak death, negativity, and defeat. Shortly he changed from a one-man army into a victim of depression. Elijah “prayed for death: ‘This is enough, O Lord! Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers’ ” (1 Kgs 19:4). God’s Word is “spirit and life,” not depression and death (Jn 6:63).
Furthermore, we should guard against murmuring and complaining (Jn 6:41). This misuse and abuse of the tongue deprived the Israelites of entering the promised land (see Nm 14:1-24). It also prevented the Jews from receiving Jesus’ great revelation of Himself as “the Bread of Life” (Jn 6:48).
The tongue is like a valve that can either open up or shut off our hearts. If the Lord controls our tongues, He controls our whole bodies (Jas 3:2).
Prayer: Lord, may I continually offer You “a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips which acknowledge” Your name (Heb 13:15).
Promise: “If anyone eats this bread he shall live forever; the bread I will give is My flesh, for the life of the world.” —Jn 6:51
Praise: “ ‘Look!’ he exclaimed, ‘I see an opening in the sky, and the Son of Man standing at God’s right hand’ ” (Acts 7:56). Risen Jesus, I gaze upon Your glory!
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God offers his people abundant life, but we can miss it. What is the bread of life which Jesus offers? It is first of all the life of God himself - life which sustains us not only now in this age but also in the age to come. The Rabbis said that the generation in the wilderness have no part in the life to come. In the Book of Numbers it is recorded that the people who refused to brave the dangers of the promised land were condemned to wander in the wilderness until they died. The Rabbis believed that the father who missed the promised land also missed the life to come. God sustained the Israelites in the wilderness with manna from heaven. This bread foreshadowed the true heavenly bread which Jesus would offer his followers.
Jesus is the "bread of life"
Jesus makes a claim only God can make: He is the true bread of heaven that can satisfy the deepest hunger we experience. The manna from heaven prefigured the superabundance of the unique bread of the Eucharist or Lord's Supper which Jesus gave to his disciples on the eve of his sacrifice. The manna in the wilderness sustained the Israelites on their journey to the Promised Land. It could not produce eternal life for the Israelites. The bread which Jesus offers his disciples sustains us not only on our journey to the heavenly paradise, it gives us the abundant supernatural life of God which sustains us for all eternity.
The food that makes us live forever
When we receive from the Lord's table we unite ourselves to Jesus Christ, who makes us sharers in his body and blood and partakers of his divine life. Ignatius of Antioch (35-107 A.D.), an early church father and martyr, calls it the "one bread that provides the medicine of immortality, the antidote for death, and the food that makes us live for ever in Jesus Christ" (Ad Eph. 20,2). This supernatural food is healing for both body and soul and strength for our journey heavenward.
Do you hunger for the "bread of life"?
Jesus offers us the abundant supernatural life of heaven itself - but we can miss it or even refuse it. To refuse Jesus is to refuse eternal life, unending life with the Heavenly Father. To accept Jesus as the bread of heaven is not only life and spiritual nourishment for this world but glory in the world to come. When you approach the Table of the Lord, what do you expect to receive? Healing, pardon, comfort, and rest for your soul? The Lord has much more for us, more than we can ask or imagine. The principal fruit of receiving the Eucharist or Lord's Supper is an intimate union with Christ. As bodily nourishment restores lost strength, so the Eucharist strengthens us in charity and enables us to break with disordered attachments to creatures and to be more firmly rooted in the love of Christ. Do you hunger for the "bread of life"?
Lord Jesus, you are the living bread which sustains me in this life. May I always hunger for the bread which comes from heaven and find in it the nourishment and strength I need to love and serve you wholeheartedly. May I always live in the joy, peace, and unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, both now and in the age to come.
Psalm 66:8-9,16-17,20
8 Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.
17 I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue.
20 Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Studying the Scriptures with humility, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"My ambition as a youth was to apply to the study of the Holy Scriptures all the refinement of dialectics. I did so, but without the humility of the true searcher. I was supposed to knock at the door so that it would open for me. Instead I was pushing it closed, trying to understand in pride what is only learned in humility. However, the all-merciful Lord lifted me up and kept me safe." (excerpt from Sermon 51,6)
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