The Spirit and the Flesh

The Spirit and the Flesh

“It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh has nothing to offer.  The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.”  (John 6: 63)

The Bread of life which Jesus gives is a spiritual food which gives life to the soul.  This life is the real life.  The flesh which is fed by material bread has nothing to offer.  “Man does not live by bread alone.”  The word of God gives man life.  The Bread of life also gives him life.  To have real life to the full, life that endures, man needs the word of God and the Bread of life.  We thank God for these two great gifts in the Church.  

How can we develop a strong rapport with the word of God and the Bread of life?  The Spirit gives the life of grace.  He gives it through his word and the sacraments, especially the Eucharist.  

“It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh has nothing to offer.  The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.”  (John 6: 63)
The connection to the Spirit is the word of God and the Bread of life.