The food that gives life, a Reflection on John 6:51-58

I'm reading these words today as Jesus reminding us to look back--to remember all that God has done in the past--and to look forward--to be assured that God will continue to find ways to provide us with what we need.

And I'm reading them as a metaphor for the Eucharist.

As we step toward the altar and accept the gift of bread and wine (or juice, of course, in the UMC), we enter a changed life. Christ is in us. We are in Christ.

And as good as the rolls will be at Sunday dinner, this bread is even better.