What Does if Mean to be Fed?

 John 19-21 

“Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish…‘Simon, son of John, do you truly love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’”

John 21:13, 15

What does it mean to eat and be satisfied at the deepest level of our being?

Jesus fed his hungry disciples breakfast after their long night of fishing. But they were hungry at a much deeper level; they were hungry for Jesus’ love, grace, and forgiveness. Each of them had abandoned their leader in his moment of greatest need. They had all fallen asleep in the garden on that last night. Yet they were hungry for grace and love.

Are we much different today?

What does it mean to feed Jesus’ lambs today?  

To share food with others, in particular the most vulnerable, food that will feed souls and satisfy the deepest needs was the call Peter received; it is the call we too are being given. To be truly loved, and truly known, and accepted unconditionally, is a life-giving experience. Jesus offers us that food if we will surrender our hearts and lives to him. Jesus alone has the food for which our souls are hungering.

“Lord Jesus, thank you for feeding me and calling me to feed others with your words and life-giving presence. You are life to me.”