Friday of the
Second Week of Easter
(Acts 5:34-42; John 6:1-15)
In television’s beginnings a popular program was a quiz
show called “What’s My Line?” The show featured celebrities who questioned guests
to determine their profession. The
gospels might be seen as doing something similar – raising questions of Jesus
to determine who he is.
In today’s passage from John’s gospel Jesus feeds the
multitude with five small loaves of bread.
He is seen by the people as the Prophet proclaimed by Moses who will come
from the people and whose words the people will heed. Jesus himself sees the possibility of their taking
him away as their king. Of course, he is
not concerned about an earthly office. He
has a higher mission. In the Gospel of
John Jesus is the Word of God made flesh so that the world might find salvation
from sin.
We may be tempted to continually raise the question of
Jesus’ identity ourselves. Certainly we
hear others expressing doubt that he is the Second Person of the divine Trinity. However, we must hold to the claim so that
our following will lead us to eternal happiness in him.
