Artificial bread that does not satisfy: gambling, pornography, prostitution, illicit drugs, junk food, mindless entertainment, investment scams, and insatiable materialism are all linked. These all depend on our normal desires being redirected to objects which promise much, but ultimately fail to satisfy our deep spiritual longings. They are examples of artificial bread that does not satisfy. An old prophet wrote:
1 "Come, all you who are thirsty,
come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost.
2 Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
hear me, that your soul may live.
(from Isaiah 55)
Real bread that satisfies includes: honest work, true romance, intimate sex with a life partner, financial investments with integrity, wholesome food, compelling stories, live music, and quiet prayer.
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