Bread of Heaven "I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." John 6:51 There's a story about a bishop asking an ordination candidate Wesley's historic question, "Are you going onto perfection?" The candidate wanting to test the system said, "No!" Without hesitating the bishop asked, "Then where are you going?" Where are you going? The Israelites were going through the desert. Manna, the Bible says, is something edible God provided during their journey through the desert after the Exodus. For them, manna was God's life-giving power to sustain them as they traveled. God was caring for them. The disciples were going wherever Jesus went. They need manna, so Jesus tells them "I am the living bread." Jesus claims to be God's manna, life-giving power extending forever. That's not just a future he...