You are present among the crowds. What is your reaction to Jesus’ teachings? How do you think Jesus felt after many of His disciples stopped following Him?

Jesus gives those who “eat his flesh and drink his blood” eternal life. By doing so, by participating in the Eucharist, we stay in communion with him, and we have eternal life.

The living bread in the Eucharist is Jesus’ flesh, whoever eats this bread shall have eternal life.

Jesus uses physical food to teach spiritual truths, that He himself is spiritual nourishment, not only by His body but in His teaching and in His life

As Jesus and his disciples were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to rest his head.”

Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

On one level, Jesus satisfies our physical hunger. On a deeper level, he is the bread, through which we are led to a deeper level of faith, to participate in God’s life.

Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted.