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

The task of redemption is Christ’s, not ours. His grace will fulfill the work.

The feeling Jesus experiences is similar to that of a mother responding to an infant’s hunger or to her child’s cry.