Today’s Reflection
Gospel: John 6: 22-29
April 20, 2026 | Monday

Today’s Gospel

Next day, the people, who had stayed on the other side, realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples; but rather, the disciples had gone away alone. Other boats from Tiberias landed near the place where all these people had eaten the bread. When they saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Master, when did you come here?”

Jesus answered, “Truly, I say to you, you look for me, not because of the signs which you have seen, but because you ate bread and were satisfied. Work then, not for perishable food, but for the lasting food which gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give it to you, for he is the one on whom the Father has put his mark.”

Then the Jews asked him, “What shall we do? What are the works that God wants us to do?” And Jesus answered them, “The work God wants is this: that you believe in the One Whom God has sent.”

 Today’s Reflection

Truly, I say to you, you look for me, not because of the signs which you have seen, but because you ate bread and were satisfied. The people were looking for Jesus. He fed them and they were satisfied. They wanted to make him king. A king who feeds his people is a popular king and the people knew that exactly. Despite this, Jesus refused to be a victim of their caprice. He told them bluntly the reason why they were looking for him and told them to put their faith in him, in him who is the one sent by God. Let us ask ourselves if our faith and trust in Jesus is only good for the times when we can benefit from him, just like the crowds in today’s Gospel. How is our faith in Jesus during inconvenient and hard times?

/Vulnerasti, 2026