A crucial text in the divine “rescue mission” Mark outlines in his Gospel

The purpose of biblical law was to train the human heart in divine wisdom.

Jesus challenged his listeners to think beyond food; it is the spirit that gives life.

Jesus’ disciples today find in his teaching the “bread” that keeps them going.

When nourished with Christ’s own flesh and blood, the life within us can become an unstoppable force that undergoes no appreciable change even with our own death.

The crowd confused the symbol with the reality