that I have spoken to you are spirit and life” (Jn 6:63). This certainly sounds like the same thing Paul is saying. Jesus had told them they must eat his flesh and drink his blood, and the Jews couldn’t understand and wouldn’t believe because they were in the flesh. How could they understand the deep, sacramental mysteries of God unaided by revelation from God? They judged everything by their five senses and the natural wisdom of men. But the five senses cannot be trusted when it comes to heavenly