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Needs as Motivators +++++++++++++++++++++++

Ø Much made of motivation in workplace & we hear that in workplace needs serve as motivators

Ø R needs R the reason we move a higher goals

Ø Lower needs R salary, food, & shelter; higher R self-esteem, self-fulfillment, & relationships

Ø Lower differ from higher in that there’s a point where lower get satisfied & no longer satisfy

Ø At that point satisfaction comes only from higher

Ø Stuck in lower needs is where J finds folks who R looking for him in Gospel

Ø He says: “You’re looking 4 me not becz U C signs, but becz U ate loaves & were filled”

Ø He the adds: “Don’t work 4 for food that perishes,” i.e., food that satisfies lower need

Ø “Work 4 food that endures 4 eternal life” i.e., food that satisfies a higher need

Ø J identifies 2 sources 4 this imperishable food that satisfies R higher needs

RELATIONSHIPS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Ø 1^st J stresses real satisfaction comes from relationships & not things: “I am bread of life”

Ø What’s more imp in life is persons & not things

Ø We need 2 put R energy into relationships becz they satisfy us in ways material things never can

Ø 4 us it may B relating in a respectful way in small group / being supportive / telling the whole truth

THE RELATIONSHIP +++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Ø 2^nd J states the relationship that’s most imp 4 satisfying R higher needs: “I’m bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger”

Ø I.e. relationships R imp & there’s a fuller satisfaction from a relationship w/ JC

Ø Relationship w/ him thru prayer, SS, & sacs brings a lasting satisfaction

Ø & it can +ly affect R others, making all < satisfying

Conclusion ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Ø J calls us 2C bread as sign of perishable food

Ø Calls us 2 seek reltnships & reltnship w/ him as satisfying R deepest needs 4 satisfaction

Ø Doing so, has us seek “food that endures 4 eternal life” & “not food that perishes”

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