What a bunch of non-sense to be heard. The Jews think they might have to eat a finger or toe.
Jesus doesn’t let them on their own very long for this one; He drives the point home;
“Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day.
For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood remains in me and I in him.
Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.”
The word communion in its proper sense means a joining of hearts. The intimate joining of hearts requires both and all hearts to be open.
Someone might say, “Don't open your heart up to everyone/anyone, you’ll just get hurt or be disappointed”, that person may never experience the fullness of communion in their entire lifetime.
The heart of Jesus is always open for us to be in communion with Him, so be with Him.
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