Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (2)

Judged not what we know, but what we love

what choose to be near and dear not what is clear

Who is closer to God, a genius who knows alot about proofs for God but barely seeks Him or a simpleton who always tries to seek God?

True, what know comes from love accordign to our ability (YOUR MIND YOUR HEART YOUR SOUL)

the lover finds a way to know and believe

so what we know often is a symbol, sign of our love

and certainly judged on that, but about how we seek, more than how good we are at finding

think of things like

hobbies

sports and stats

cooking recipes

think of things love, pour self into

know more about them than others

spouse

profession

Gospel today John 666

Many disciples walk away

many followed no longer

Why, b/c real presence Eucharist

suggests Judas too

many Christians today

Why not believe?

b/c hard saying?

literally ‘hard logos’ in Greek and Christ is Logos (bit of Johannine irony)

is that what distinguishes two groups?

oh Lord no were staying, I mean obviously supposed to eat and drink body blood, duh

No not b/c its a hard saying

it IS

Its b/c don’t believe, and don’t believe b/c don’t love

it would have remained just that difficulty not doubt

like one running a race, an obstacle isnt going to make u turn back, its just that an obstacle to overcome

10k difficulties do not make one doubt

Unless one totally ignorant

not

difficulties,

controversies,

complexities

…that keep one from believing.

Im sure Peter didnt quite get what was goign on here with the Eucharist.

if you love something u dont turn back on it

on all turning and going toward is based on what choose love

these loved own conception of reality more than Christ

If those who turned from Christ really loved him (and thats a choice) this difficulty would have simply been that, a difficulty

somethign to be

understood

overcome

mulled over

Loving the flesh, that is world/appearances, rejected the real presence of Christ thinking as they did based on their real love: fleshly and worldly

For us

What Christ’s teaching cause most controversy for us?

all different

there love is tested next to our other loves and ideologies we hold dear

every choice make love

seeking to find ways to reject Christ’s word based in love of somethign other than Christ

seeking to find ways to accept His word based on love Christ.

THAT WILL WORTH MORE THAN ALL HUMAN KNOWLEDGE WORLD

find: tree of life

do not fear difficulties, fear where your heart is

Will you also depart from me?

not so much what we know count, what love

knowledge follows from love

what near and dear, not clear

Notes

Me

“This is a hard Logos”

John 6:66.

Peter response: the solid foundation for us

I Hold u high even dont understand particular

question Joshua in beginning

Commentators

Pitre

‘the flesh’ appearances/world

not dead not life from the flesh, but the Spirit in it.

Spirit doesn’t mean metaphor

6.64 suggests rejection of real presence is where Judas cause of betrayal

Chrysostom

words spirit, means understand spiritually not carnally, not that Eucharist is not His flesh.

Augustine

showing them that his Flesh is animated by Spirit, not dead corpse

says not that don’t understand, but don’t believe