The Catholic church calendar is currently in Ordinary Time. This means, we see the colour green used on the altar at Mass and also in our learning group prayer spaces.

This weekend the first reading is taken from the Book of Exodus and the second reading is from the Book of the Ephesians. The Gospel is taken from John. We see, through these readings, a message that God provides for us through his presence in our lives. Through our faith and with our faith, we can choose to focus on our relationship with God in order to have the strength to ensure problems do not become overwhelming. While God can not free us from our problems, we can find strength and love from God to endure or overcome those problems.

Take some time to read the children’s version of this week’s Gospel and see what messages you can learn and take with you for the following week:

John 6:24-29

They saw that Jesus and his disciples had left. Then they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Jesus. They found him on the west side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

Jesus answered, “I tell you for certain that you are not looking for me because you saw the miracles,[a] but because you ate all the food you wanted. Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so.”

“What exactly does God want us to do?” the people asked.

Jesus answered, “God wants you to have faith in the one he sent.”

Source: Bible Gateway www.biblegateway.com