When many of our Lords deciples walked away from him because they could not accept his words of eating his flesh and drinking his blood, this revealed a truth of their faith. The Jewish people could not accepet that God would become man. Surely it would be impossible, unthinkable that God would actually be born of a woman.
There seems to be a similarity between the misbelief of the Jews who turned their backs on Christ and some Christians today. Like those deciples who did not have faith that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God, that they must eat his body and blood, many Christians today lack faith in the words of Christ.
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Mat 26:26-28
And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
Mark 14:23-24
And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And likewise the cup after supper, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
Luke 22:19-20
If God could become man, being born of a woman could he not give to us this body and his blood?
What greater faith could there be than to consume the body and blood our Lord? For me belief in Christ must lead inevitably to the receiving of His real presence body, blood, soul and divinity in the Holy Eucharist.
