Gospel: John 6: 60-69
"Do you want to leave me too?" Consider these words spoken by different people in need: the refugee and immigrant rejected by many seeking assistance; the battered women and children seeking a safe home; the sick and aged living lonely lives in care facilities. So many people rejected by society - and sadly too by many who claim to be Christian. They say to us: do you want to leave me too?
Consider these words spoken by the child with special needs trying to learn and make friends; the addict trying to recover and overcome their demons; the prisoner looking to reform and find a different way of life; the young women rejected by her family for being pregnant; the person exiled by family and friends for their orientation or religion. So many people say these words of Christ to us everyday.
What if we look upon these words not as a suburban request for assent to an intellectual proposition and instead see them as what the Eucharist is really about: the invitation to all of humanity to the table of the Lord, to a place of healing, nourishment, and solidarity with others. Perhaps then we would see the Eucharist not primarily about a liturgical ritual but as a way of living and being as individuals and communities of people.
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