Day 5 - John 6.68
Simon Peter answered Jesus, ‘Lord, to whom can we go?
You have the words of eternal life.”
Jesus has just fed a crowd of
5000 on five loaves and two fishes. People are understandably very keen to
follow him. Who knows what he will produce next? But when he starts saying that
he himself is the “Bread of life”,
the food people really need, many are confused, or even revolted, and
opposition to him starts to mount. What can he mean?
Jesus asks his closest
disciples if they too will leave him. Peter’s answer shows that already he has
realised that, whether or not he can understand Jesus’ words and actions, they
have a life-giving power which has touched him for good. He can’t just walk
away.
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The fact that you are reading these reflections
indicates that there is something that draws you to Jesus, whatever your level
of faith or doubt, and whether you would call yourself a Christian or not. What
is it that draws you to him? What makes you feel that it is worth trying to
find out more about him?
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