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After multiplying the loaves, giving a resounding sign of who He was, Jesus practically “leaves the scene” so that those who followed Him would remain by His side not because of the miracles, but because they believed in His love. It is in this context, in fact, that the disciples are helped by Our Lord in the midst of a great storm. When the waters calm down, then, and they reach the other side of the shore, Jesus warns those who sought Him only for material interests: “Do not strive for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” This homily was given on April 24, 2023, Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter, during the morning Mass at the Cristo Rei Parish, in Várzea Grande (MT).