Spiritual Cravings

The other day a friend of mine and I were talking about what we were going to have for dinner.  He said, “You know, I’m craving fried chicken!”  Fried chicken?!

We all have cravings for different foods at different times.  The people in the Gospel story today were craving for more food – the bread that Jesus had given them before when He fed the five thousand.  They followed Him, looking for Him, and Jesus says, “You’re just craving for more food.  What you ought to be craving for is the Word of God.”

Maybe as we hear this Gospel today, we can be aware of the spiritual cravings that we have that God can fulfill.  Maybe we’re craving for the grace to forgive someone, or craving for the grace to help us overcome that habit that’s been with us for so long.

We have to acknowledge our hunger and allow the Lord to feed us.

Monsignor Daniel Hoye