The Joy of Enough Bob Stillerman Ninth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 12, 7/25/2021 John 6:1-21 The Joy of Enough John 6.1-21 7-25-2021 We’re reading John’s gospel this morning, but somehow, someway, today’s text helps me understand Matthew’s gospel with a new sense of clarity. Matthew’s author reminds us that Jesus hasn’t come to abolish the law or the prophets – that is to abandon the covenant story of the First Testament – but instead, Jesus has come to fulfil the law and prophets (Matthew 5:17). John’s author sets today’s story in the......

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