How do you make decisions in your life? Do you follow your head, your heart or the crowd? The world in which we live today has been described as liquid. It is constantly moving, changing, adapting, as water adapts its shape and movement to the environment through which it passes. People can choose to be and do what they want.
St. Paul reminds us that having chosen to follow Christ, we have chosen to follow a new way of life. It is not easy to maintain this new way of life.
We have chosen to follow Jesus. We have received the Gospel, His teaching, the example of His life. But we live in the world of the 21st century. It is a secular society, a materialistic society. Many people no longer believe in God. Their interests are focused on themselves here and now, on the things that will make them happy right now. We use things and throw them away: whether they are houses, cars, kitchens; even relationships; or even families. In such a world, it is difficult for any of us to keep our focus and to have solid foundations. Jesus tells us not to be satisfied with food that does not last, but to work for the bread that endures to eternal life. Our challenge today is to listen to Jesus and to believe that in the Eucharist He offers us this bread of life. We are able to do not just what we want to do, but what the Holy Church and the Holy Spirit want us to do.