"He who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." (John 6:35)

Christ is Risen!

"He who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." (John 6:35)

This line from today's gospel not only reminds us that Christ is capable of fulfilling both our physical and spiritual needs, but that without Him we will never find satisfaction. In Greek mythology, King Tantalus was punished in the underworld by being chained in a lake. Its waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he bent down to satisfy his burning thirst. Over his head were branches laden with choice fruit, but they immediately withdrew whenever he reached upward to satisfy his hunger. His sad existence became symbolic of utter frustration and his name has is forever immortalized in the English word "tantalize." Therefore, those who seek to satisfy spiritual hunger and thirst of the human soul apart from Christ will experience a similar existence: hollow, futile, and hopeless.

Fr. John