Up from the scorched earth a multitude rises, bone to bone, sinew to muscle to skin, and breath…oh that most important component, the Spirit of the living God filling God’s people with the promise of his Spirit. Their hope is restored; their lives have been refreshed! Could there be a better message in 2021 to a community weary from so many things?

Jesus tells the people gathered that he is the bread of life. He is living bread from God. Whoever eats of his flesh will live forever.