I Am the Bread of Life

I Am the Bread of Life

After the miraculous feeding and Jesus walking on the water and the discussion about bread, attention is now focused on Jesus by his direct claim, ‘I am the bread of life’ (6:35). Since the gospels are a form of ancient biography, the focus will be constantly redirected at the person of Jesus. The evangelists are trying to tell us about him, who he is and what he is doing, what it means and how it can change our lives. So what does it mean to identify Jesus with the Bread of Life? This phrase, ‘I am the bread of life’, is so well known from our liturgies, hymns and songs that we take it for granted—but what is it telling us about Jesus?…