Father Snort

Brad Sullivan Proper 16, Year B August 23, 2015 Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, Bay City, TX Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69 Why did so many of Jesus’ disciples leave him when he told them they had to eat his flesh and drink his blood? Perhaps some thought that was kinda gross, taking him a little too literally. Others, perhaps knew what he was talking about and didn’t want to put in the time and effort. Jesus talked about the manna from heaven which Israel ate during their 40-year journey in the desert after the exodus from Egypt, and when Jesus mentioned that, some of his listeners started to get a hint that following Jesus was not a one and done kinda deal. They didn’t get to be baptized by John, follow Jesus, and be fed every day with miraculous loaves and fishes from Jesus. That’s not the bread he was talking about when he said eat my flesh and drink my blood. It’s not like the manna; it’s not simply getting a m