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Exploring the Sunday Gospel – Tenth Sunday after Trinity

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Posted on August 2, 2024

Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Last Sunday the Gospel reading was John’s account of the feeding of the five thousand. Today and the next three Sundays, the Gospel readings reflect deeply on that event. In John’s Gospel the feeding of the five thousand opens the way for Jesus to teach about himself as the bread of life.  In this teaching Jesus contrasts the need for physical food with the need for spiritual food.  The followers whom Jesus desires to attract are those who have seen through the physical feeding to its spiritual significance.  Jesus exhorts them, ‘Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life.’

For those of you who wanted to do some thinking and preparation for today’s service during the preceding week, I invited reflection on the image of sell-by date. In today’s picture, from their book, Bread, Aled and Sian are captivated by the freshly baked bread in the shop window.


Lord Jesus Christ,

you taught your people

to work for the things that last.

Give us grace to follow your teaching,

that we may share with you

the things that really matter;

for you are the Bread of Life.


Amen. Next Sunday continues with a further reading from John’s Gospel, in which Jesus says, ‘Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever’. The image to help us to prepare for next Sunday’s theme is communion bread. You can find out more about that theme by looking at the Educational Resources and the Preparation Resources.

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