Scripture: John 6:25-40
“Everybody’s got a hungry heart.”
—Saint Springsteen
“To be human is to be animated and oriented by some version of the good life, some picture of what we think counts as “flourishing.” And we want that. We crave it. We desire it. This is why our most fundamental mode of orientation to the world is love. We are oriented by our longings, directed by our desires. We adopt ways of life that are indexed to such visions of the good life, not usually because we “think through” our options but rather because some picture captures our imagination.”
—James K.A. Smith
“Self-indulgence tends to suppress gratitude; self-discipline tends to generate it. That is why gluttony is a deadly sin: oddly, it is an appetite suppressant. The reason is that a person’s appetites are linked: full stomachs and jaded palates take the edge from our hunger and thirst for justice. And they spoil the appetite for God.”
—Cornelius Plantinga
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.”
—Matthew 5: 6
Download audio file
Bulletin
Discussion Guide