Father Anthony encourages us to pray this Psalm when we feel like we’re being pursued by enemies and the world is against us.

Father Anthony reflects on the shock and promise of John 6:52–59, where Jesus’ words ignite dispute—“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”—because the Lord refuses to soften what He means: unless we eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, we have no life in us. He speaks with a holy insistence that feels almost too close, too concrete, as if salvation were not merely an idea to admire but a life to receive—His life, given to be shared.

Father Anthony reminds us that God has to restore order and justice, but He is a merciful God who does not remain angry.